Benefits of EHR

Evaluating the Benefits of Electronic Health Record and Computerized Prescriber Order

Entry Through the Dimensions of Cost, Access, and Quality.

Dimensions of Healthcare

Health: a state of complete physical, mental, and social/spiritual well being, not merely the

absence of disease.

Quality

CostAccess

Current U.S. Performance

Quality

CostAccess

44-98,000 Americans die each year due to medical

error

47 million Americans are

uninsured

Healthcare accounts for 17% of gross domestic

product

Electronic Health Record and Cost

EHR often leads to:

Higher billings

Declines in provider productivity

Cost savings related to error reduction varies

EHR/CPOE and Quality

CPOE has led to: Time consuming

registration process

Delays in care

Lack of compliance

with time-sensitive

standards

Unsafe workarounds

EHR/CPOE and Access

Will EHR/CPOE allow clinicians to see more

patients?

Will reduction in error lead to decreased costs?

Will EHR/CPOE ultimately achieve greater quality

and cost savings?

There is Hope

The Veterans Affairs Administration: Revolutionized care through:

-Organizational change

-Accountability for quality and value

-Information technology

Today the Veterans Affairs Administration

leads in: -Clinical Informatics

-Quality Improvement

-Patient Satisfaction

-Clinical Benchmarks(Am J Manag Care. 2004;10(part 2):828-836)

“Of all the forms of injustice, inequality in

health is the most cruel and inhumane.” -Martin Luther King