I want to also add stop relying on Health IT to save healthcare dollars. In fact, it’s my theory that HIT will furthur raise the costs of medical care in this country. Here’s how.

HIT adds efficiency. Which means instead of seeing 25 patients a day, I can now squeeze out an extra 2 or 3.

So in the end, we’ve accomplsihed very little.

To lower cost of healthcare, we need to create an enviroment where doctor’s can really “see” their doctors. Sit, talk, comb over their charts, review meds, spend time on preventative care. It’s an issue of time and cognitive effort. Not a lacks of tools for efficiency.