Most Physicians Say Health IT Will Raise Costs, Report Finds
Seventy-one percent of U.S. physicians believe that the use of health information technology systems ultimately will result in higher costs, according to a new report from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. However, 73% of U.S. physicians believe that health IT adoption will improve care quality in the long run, according to the report.
- "U.S. Docs Hesitant in Adoption of Health IT Tools" (Bowman, FierceHealthIT, 5/14).
- "Physician Adoption of Health Information Technology" (Deloitte report, 5/14).