A Methodology for Estimating Costs and Benefits of Medical Information Systems

摘要

Accurate and timely information regarding the costs and benefits of automated medical information systems (MIS) is important to decision makers in the TRIMIS Program Office, DoD, as well as to administrators in civilian hospitals and clinics. A methodology for conducting an economic analysis of an MIS is described. Included are methods for identifying and estimating system benefits and system costs, calculating the incremental lifecycle net benefit or cost, and testing the sensitivity of the results of the analysis to changes in benefit and economic assumptions.