Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Study: Electronic Record Costs May Soar

President Bush's proposal to create a national network of electronic health records could cost more than $200 billion initially to build and operate, researchers said Monday.
The health care industry itself, based on current estimates, will cover less than 20 percent of that amount.
"These findings suggest that policy initiatives are needed if we are to close this gap," said a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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