Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Background

• U.S. Healthcare System:
  • High Costs, Variable Quality
• Greater use of HIT may improve care
  • Potential annual savings of billions by reducing:
    • Duplicate services
    • Administrative costs
    • Medical errors and adverse events
  • Improve quality
• Adoption rates low
  • Estimates inconsistent (5% to 65%) and unhelpful