Information technology and medical missteps
Subtitle: evidence from a randomized trial
By: Jonathan C. Javitt, James B. Rebitzer, Lonny Reisman
Contributors: Rebitzer, James B.; Reisman, Lonny; National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 13493; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 13493.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Description: "We analyze the effect of a decision support tool designed to help physicians detect and correct medical "missteps".  The data comes from a randomized trial of the technology on a population of commercial HMO patients.  The key findings are that the new information technology lowers average charges by 6% relative to the control group.  This reduction in resource utilization was the result of reduced in-patient charges (and associated professional charges) for the most costly patients.  The rate at which identified issues were resolved was generally higher in the study group than in the control group, suggesting the possibility of improvements in care quality along measured dimensions and enhanced diffusion of new protocols based on new clinical evidence"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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