Industry's Case for IT

Originally Published MX July/August 2005

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

To bring about widespread adoption of health information technologies, significant financial and regulatory barriers will have to be overcome.

Thomas N. McCausland

In virtually all sectors of the healthcare industry, experts agree that the adoption of health information technology (HIT) is a key to improving the quality and efficiency of the world's healthcare systems. In the United States, as products and applications expand throughout vital sectors of the healthcare delivery system, HIT has already demonstrated its potential for significantly reducing medical errors, improving the quality of care, speeding paperwork, and reducing administrative costs.