The Healthcare Information Infrastructure Business Case

Link: http://organizational-economics.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-healthcare-information.html

From Organizational Economics

Benefits
of the Healthcare
Information Infrastructure

Increased
Utility of Information to the Customer (Patient)

The
customer regulates access to his or her medical record
Healthcare
information is Immediately available to healthcare professionals where and when
the customer needs assistance
Better
tracking of customer medical history
The
healthcare information is 99.999999% secure from cyber attacks

Reduce
Regulations

Little
or no need for HIPA regulations and procedures with respect to the customer
Must
reduce Obama Care, Medicare, and Medicaid processes and regulations to fully
implement this infrastructure

Reduce
Cost (10 to 30%)

Reduced
paperwork by doctors and hospitals—a major cost driver
Reduced
need for additional forms by customers
Automated
information insertion into customer records means no need for duplicate testing
Better
ability to audit all stak
eholders in the infrastructure

Side Benefits

Increased
access to summary data by researchers

Downside

Time
to implement

Prototype
Phase – about 2 Years
Pilot/Customer
Acceptance Phase – about 1 Year
Build
out – Initial Operating Capability (IOC) about 5 Years

Political/Culture/Economic

Politicians,
Doctors, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmacies, Insurance Companies, and current
Bureaucrats will not like it because of the way it effects their processes,
procedures, and ways for making money
Remember:
“The first instance of a superior principle is always inferior to a mature
instance of an inferior principle”