Question

Healthcare and information technology will occupy more headlines in the U.S. in the upcoming months. Any service that is on track to consume 40 percent of the gross national product of the world's largest economy by the year 2050 will be hard to ignore.

But are we addressing healthcare cost and issues surrounding information technology with the creativity they deserve?

Answer 1

We are not addressing healthcare cost and issues surrounding information technology with the creativity they deserve

The rate of chronic disease in the U.S. is increasing than much of the developed countries and represents a significant driver of health care costs. Information technology should be used more to provide better healthcare services.

Reliable quality measures should be taken to reduce expensive high-value care and to promote cheap but quality care.

Administrative tasks should be automated and this will save physicians and nurse’s time.

Information technology should be used in more efficient way to improve claims processing and collections

The adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) by hospitals can eventually reduce annual U.S. healthcare expenditures