Hospitals and health systems like yours have been aggressively pursuing a range of information systems over the last several decades. Cited goals are often efficiency, lower costs, better decisions, and better patient outcomes. But how do these systems purportedly lead to population-level improvements in care? In this column, we address the connections that are anticipated as well as challenges to be expected along the way.
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