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IT adoption urged to help reduce costs of chronic care
EHR Connection, October 8, 2007
Increasing adoption of HIT can help reduce clinical and administration costs, according to the results of a Milken Institute study.
The study, "An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of Chronic Disease," found that the impact of chronic disease on the U.S. economy, currently estimated at $1 trillion, could reach $6 trillion by mid-century. The study brings attention to two factors that are often overlooked in discussions of the impact of chronic disease-economic loss attributable to preventable illness and the cost to American businesses in lost growth.
To read more about the Milken Institute study, click here.
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