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Can Healthcare IT Save Babies?
Amalia R. Miller University of Virginia (UVA) - Department of Economics Catherine Tucker Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS) July 2009 Abstract: The US has a higher infant mortality rate than most other developed nations. Electronic medical records (EMR) and other healthcare information technology (IT) improvements could reduce that rate, by standardizing treatment options and improving monitoring. We empirically quantify how healthcare IT improves neonatal outcomes. We identify this effect through variations in state medical privacy laws that distort the usefulness of healthcare IT. We find that adoption of healthcare IT by one additional hospital in a county reduces infant mortality in that county by 13 deaths per 100,000 live births. Rough cost-effectiveness calculations suggest that healthcare IT is associated with a cost of $450,140 per infant saved.
Keywords: Healthcare IT, Infant Mortality, Hospital Quality, Technology Diffusion, Privacy Protection JEL Classifications: I1, K2, L5, O3 Working Paper SeriesDate posted: January 03, 2008 ; Last revised: November 10, 2009Suggested CitationContact Information
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