Chapter 3
An Overview of How Health Information Technology Will Make a Mark on Hospital Financing
Overview
Important differences between the financing structures of not-for-profit hospitals and for-profit hospitals lead them to be equipped differently in their services, use of capital, and mission to provide quality healthcare while cutting costs. The new dimension to this dynamic is the introduction of health information technology (HIT) to hospitals, such as electronic medical records, during this period of healthcare reform. It is possible that ...
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