Health Care Slideshow: IT Spending Due for Health Care Bump
By Dennis McCafferty | Posted 05-10-2010IT Spending Due for Health Care Bump
32 million new patients entering the health-care system by 2019.
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$5 billion spent by 2015 among federal/state/local government agencies on IT to implement reform.
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$52.5 billion lost annually among states due to Medicaid waste, fraud - further driving demand for IT solutions.
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55% of total federal improper payments in FY2009 tracked to Medicare ($24.1 billion), Medicaid ($18.1 billion).
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$1 billion or more will be spent by the fed Health Department on IT to address Medicaid, Medicare and other areas.
$1.65 billion:
minimum IT investment will be needed for IRS to handle verification/documentation for premium/cost-sharing subsidies.
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16,500 new employees could be hired by IRS to handle increased demands.
Top IT Solutions in Demand:
Records management, imaging hardware/software, billing systems.
Other Significant Needs:
Diagnostic equipment, larger databases/storage systems, mobile software, Web portals.
