Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records and Medicare Expenditures: Evidence from a Panel  Data Analysis of U.S. Health Care Markets, 2010–2013

ConclusionsHealth care markets that had steeper increases in EHR penetration during 2010–2013 also had steeper decreases in total Medicare and acute care expenditures per beneficiary. Markets with greater increases in physician EHR had greater declines in Medicare Part B expenditures per beneficiary.

Source: Health Services Research - August 21, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Eric J. Lammers, Catherine G. McLaughlin Tags: Research Article Source Type: research