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Benefits Projections
- Administrative Transactions
- Based on actual current costs and projected charge through HIE
- Accounts Receivables
- Accelerating 5% of annual volume and "capturing" 5% of that (opportunity costs, administrative costs)
- Uncollectibles
- 10% decrease in annual uncollectibles
- ADEs
- 25% reduction in the estimated 3%1 in admissions @ avg cost per patient
1. Brennan T.A. & Leape L.L. (1991). Adverse events, negligence in hospitalized patients: Results from the Harvard Medical Practice Study. Perspectives in Healthcare Risk Management, 11, 2-8.
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