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Authors:
Bobby Gheorghiu
Simon Hagens
Keywords: electronic health record (EHR); adoption; digital health; health system benefits; productivity; efficiency; telehealth; electronic medical record (EMR)
Abstract:
Capturing the benefits generated from investments in digital health is key towards demonstrating accountability to funders as well as to encouraging widespread adoption by clinicians and other health care professionals. The cumulative benefits calculation, developed by Canada Health Infoway, is a macro-level indicator trended since 2007. It represents estimated benefits accruing to various health care system stakeholders, as driven by component technologies and their associated adoption across the country. In-depth studies, validated by external experts in relevant fields, have been completed for diagnostic imaging systems, primary and ambulatory care electronic medical records, drug information systems and telehealth. The financially quantifiable aspects of each study are aggregated, trended over time, and indexed to inflation. From 2007 to 2016 benefits accrued to the Canadian health care system exceeded $19B. These benefits were driven by improvements such as clinician and clinical practice productivity; avoided health system utilization due to improved patient safety; reduced patient time and expense and fewer duplicate tests. Cumulative benefits represent the aggregated value accrued to various health system stakeholders that has been realized or could be harvested through re-organized business processes.
Pages: 145 to 150
Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2017. Used with permission.
Publication date: December 31, 2017
Published in: journal
ISSN: 1942-2660