| Assessing the quality of medical information technology economic evaluations: room for improvement. | |
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PMID: 17238338 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Medical information systems are being recognized for their ability to improve patient outcomes. While standards for the economic evaluation of medical technologies were instituted in the mid-1990s, little is known about their application in medical information technology studies. In a review of medical information technology evaluation studies published between 1982 and 2002, we found that the volume and variety of economic evaluations had increased; however, investigators routinely omitted key cost or effectiveness elements in their designs, resulting in publications with incomplete, and potentially biased, economic findings. Of the studies that made economic claims, 23% did not report any economic data, 40% failed to include any effectiveness measures, and more than 50% used a case study or pre- post- test design. Thus, during a time when health economic study methods in general have experienced significant development, there is little evidence of similar progress in medical information technology economic evaluations. |
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Authors:
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Eric L Eisenstein; Maqui Ortiz; Kevin J Anstrom; David R Crosslin; David F Lobach |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium Volume: - ISSN: 1942-597X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2006 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-01-22 Completed Date: 2007-09-28 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101209213 Medline TA: AMIA Annu Symp Proc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 234-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. |
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Costs and Cost Analysis Evaluation Studies as Topic* Information Systems / economics* Medical Informatics / methods Medical Informatics Applications Technology Assessment, Biomedical / methods, standards* |
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