Economic benefits of hospital system automation.

Abstract

The healthcare community is the only industry whereby systems have not been largely purchased for the cost savings, return on investment, productivity improvement or competitive advantage. Yet all four reasons are believed to apply to healthcare. The savings documented in this article are not all inclusive, but instead are representative of savings which have been realized, and are presented in summary form so the healthcare community will begin to realize there are advantages to installing hospitalwide patient care and clinical systems.