Electronic Medical Records (EMR) have the potential to decrease medical expenditures byincreasing communication between healthcare providers and reducing the incidence of unnecessary tests and medical errors. Using a three-year panel of out-of-home Medicaid spending for long-term care patients...

"This book explores the ways in which tele-audiology can be used to address the different levels of patient care, and how it can increase access, outcomes and reduce an individual's costs while also providing considerable savings to healthcare systems"--Provided by publisher.

Patient sorting can confound estimates of the returns to physician human capital. This paper compares nearly 30,000 patients who were randomly assigned to clinical teams from one of two academic institutions. One institution is among the top medical schools in the country, while the other...