%0 Journal Article %1 Walker+05 %A Walker, J. %A Pan, E. %A Johnston, D. %A Adler-Milstein, J. %A Bates, D.W. %A Middleton, B. %D 2005 %I Health Affairs %J Health Affairs %K myown %N 01 %T The value of health care information exchange and interoperability %V 19 %X ABSTRACT: In this paper we assess the value of electronic health care information ex- change and interoperability (HIEI) between providers (hospitals and medical group prac- tices) and independent laboratories, radiology centers, pharmacies, payers, public health departments, and other providers. We have created an HIEI taxonomy and combined pub- lished evidence with expert opinion in a cost-benefit model. Fully standardized HIEI could yield a net value of $77.8 billion per year once fully implemented. Nonstandardized HIEI of- fers smaller positive financial returns. The clinical impact of HIEI for which quantitative esti- mates cannot yet be made would likely add further value. A compelling business case ex- ists for national implementation of fully standardized HIEI.

@article{Walker+05, abstract = {ABSTRACT: In this paper we assess the value of electronic health care information ex- change and interoperability (HIEI) between providers (hospitals and medical group prac- tices) and independent laboratories, radiology centers, pharmacies, payers, public health departments, and other providers. We have created an HIEI taxonomy and combined pub- lished evidence with expert opinion in a cost-benefit model. Fully standardized HIEI could yield a net value of $77.8 billion per year once fully implemented. Nonstandardized HIEI of- fers smaller positive financial returns. The clinical impact of HIEI for which quantitative esti- mates cannot yet be made would likely add further value. A compelling business case ex- ists for national implementation of fully standardized HIEI.}, added-at = {2010-08-13T17:48:27.000+0200}, at = {2010-08-12T19:42:08.000+0200}, author = {Walker, J. and Pan, E. and Johnston, D. and Adler-Milstein, J. and Bates, D.W. and Middleton, B.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21a931e26926931fd2787272ec7357888/referrator}, file = {:Report/Positive_evidence_LSCITS/Walker+05.pdf:PDF}, interhash = {11303de6cd3bd3ad5f767127056754dd}, intrahash = {1a931e26926931fd2787272ec7357888}, journal = {Health Affairs}, keywords = {myown}, number = 01, publisher = {Health Affairs}, timestamp = {2010-08-13T17:48:27.000+0200}, title = {The value of health care information exchange and interoperability}, volume = 19, year = 2005 }