United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-10-31 monographic deposited born digital 128 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-224 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-224 P0b002ee18039eccf f:d04224 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-224 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-224 GAO-04-224 Health care costs Health care facilities Health care services Information technology Medical fees Medical records Patient care services Health care cost control Quality-of-care Other Written Product A08809 The rapidly rising costs of health care, along with an increasing concern for the quality of care and the safety of patients, are driving health care organizations to use information technology (IT) to automate clinical care operations and their associated administrative functions. Among its other functions, IT is now being used for electronic medical records, order management and results reporting, patient care management, and Internet access for patient and provider communications. It also provides automated billing and financial management. The Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions asked GAO to identify cost savings and other benefits realized by health care organizations that have implemented IT both in providing clinical health care and in the administrative functions associated with health care delivery. GAO analyzed information from 10 private and public health care delivery organizations, 3 health care insurers, and 1 community data network. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-224/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-224.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-224/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-224.pdf GAO-04-224 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-224 Other Written Product GAO-04-224; Information Technology: Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions; Health care costs Health care facilities Health care services Information technology Medical fees Medical records Patient care services Health care cost control Quality-of-care