Health Information Technology

What We're Thinking

Technology has transformed the way we live and work. But when it comes to health care, we still rely on outdated, inefficient systems.

NEHI believes we can do better. Our research demonstrates how the power of technology can be harnessed to improve health care outcomes, reduce costs and improve the effectiveness of care.

What We’re Doing

Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)

• Saving Lives, Saving Money: The Imperative for Computerized Physician Order Entry in Massachusetts Hospitals
• A Case Study on CPOE: A Blueprint for a Beginning
• Saving Lives, Reducing Costs: CPOE Lessons Learned in Community Hospitals
• Treatment Plan: High Tech Transfusion - Case Statement for Implementation of Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) in all Massachusetts Hospitals

More than one million preventable medication errors occur in the United States every year -- and CPOE, a clinical decision support system, can change that.  Our studies bring to light the striking clinical and financial impacts -- and opportunities -- related to CPOE implementation.

Our most recent CPOE study, Saving Lives, Saving Money, shows that one in ten patients at a representative community hospital suffered a preventable medication injury, and demonstrates how CPOE implementation dramatically decreases these errors.  See the impact of this research here .

Advanced Technologies to Lower Health Care Costs and Improve Quality

Produced in partnership with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and First Consulting Group, this report focuses on seven advanced technologies with demonstrated financial benefits and improved health outcomes.