Infoway found connected health information (EHR), including diagnostic images, medication profiles, laboratory test results and other clinical reports, saved the equivalent of 5.6 million ER visits last year. That translates into cost savings for governments of $1 billion. Infoway makes the following assumptions based on its data:
- Health system savings: $1 billion/year, with a potential of $3.9 billion/year;
- Provider time savings: 5.9 million hours/year, with a potential of 15 million hours/year;
- Patient time savings: 18 million hours/year, with a potential of 76 million hours/year; and
- Economic productivity gains (time not lost from work): $189 million/year, with a potential of $732 million/year.
Infoway adds that connected health information systems improve the care experience by decreasing wait times and unnecessary medical appointments, which increases capacity in the health system, enables providers to see more patients and saves patients time.
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