Investigating the cost-effectiveness of health information technologies: a systematic review protocol

Aziz Sheikh, Ulugbek B Nurmatov, Kathrin Cresswell, David Bates

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Abstract

There is a need to develop new, more cost-effective models of healthcare and in this vein there is a considerable international interest in exploiting the potential offered by major developments in health information technologies (HITs). Very substantial investments are, as a result, now being made globally, but these still probably only represent a fraction of the investments needed if healthcare is to make the transition from the paper to the digital era. Investing greater resources is, however, inherently challenging and unpopular at a time of financial austerity and this is furthermore complicated by the thus far variable evidence of health benefits and demonstrable short-term to medium-term returns associated with investments in HITs.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e003737
JournalBMJ Open
Volume3
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Dec 2013

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