Benefits of IT

1. Benefits of IT Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.Based on Kropf and Scalzi Making Information Technology Work

2. Clinical Benefits

3. Work Flow Impact

4. CPOE for Renal Dosing at Brigham & Women Hospital

5. CPOE for ceftriaxone Brigham & Women Hospital

6. CPOE for ceftriaxone Brigham & Women Hospital Assumes all useCPOE, no productivity loss

7. Whose Benefit? • Patient • Physician • Hospital • Insurance company • Society

8. Benefit in Primary Care • $86,000 per provider • System costs • Induced costs • Initial productivity loss • Increased revenue • Reduced tests for HMO patients • Less billing errors and more charge capture • Sensitivity analysis

9. Benefit in Primary Care • $86,000 per provider • System costs • Induced costs • Initial productivity loss • Increased revenue • Reduced tests for HMO patients • Less billing errors and more charge capture • Sensitivity analysis Why 3 months of productivity loss? Impact of better charge capture on patients?

10. Arbitrary Benefit Calculations Take Home Lesson