VA Uses Integrated Health Informatics to Produce $3 Billion in Savings

Jan 31, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

Improved Utilization of Clinical Laboratory Tests Was One Source of Significant Savings Investment in health informatics saved the Veterans Administration (VA) more than $3 billion during the past 10 years. This was the finding of a newly-published study in Health Affairs. It is likely to have positive implications for how use of information technology (IT) improves utilization of clinical pathology laboratory tests. Titled “The Value from Investments in Health Information Technology at the...
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