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Cumulative Benefits of Digital Health Investments in Canada

Authors:
Bobby Gheorghiu
Simon Hagens

Keywords: electronic health record (EHR); adoption; digital health; benefits; 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 over a period of 10 years. 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 specific technologies, such as diagnostic imaging systems, ambulatory care Electronic Medical Records (EMR), and telehealth. The financially quantifiable aspects of each study are aggregated, trended over time, and indexed to inflation. From 2007 to 2015 benefits accrued to the Canadian health care system exceeded $16B.

Pages: 69 to 71

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: March 19, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-540-1

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from March 19, 2017 to March 23, 2017