RT Journal
A1 Chang SW
T1 Health information technology as a tool, not an end: Comment on "an empirical model to estimate the potential impact of medication safety alerts on patient safety, health care utilization, and cost in ambulatory care"
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2009
FD September 12
VO 169
IS 16
SP 1474
OP 1475
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.264
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.264
AB 
The article by Weingart et al supports this premise. The federal stimulus package (HR 1-353, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20091) includes funding to promote the “meaningful use” of electronic health record systems, a term which, at the time of this writing, is still being defined. However, it will likely include several components beyond paperless medical records, namely, e-prescribing, quality reporting, and health information exchange. The intended goals are to simultaneously achieve more effective care and slow the growth in health care spending.