This document summarizes the evidence and analysis that support two papers appearing in "Health Affairs," Vol. 24, No. 5, Sept/Oct 2005, by Hillestad et al. and

Provides the technical details and results of one component of a study to better understand the role and importance of Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR-S)

Helps focus the policy agenda for incentives to speed Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) adoption by estimating the current level and pattern of HIT adopti

Examines interventions in the healthcare system that use Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR-S) to affect patient trajectories--i.e., the sequence of encount