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Review
. 2013 Jul;15(7):369.
doi: 10.1007/s11920-013-0369-0.

Healthcare reform, quality, and technology: ADHD as a case study

Rebecca A Baum  1 , Jeffery N Epstein, Kelly Kelleher
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Healthcare reform, quality, and technology: ADHD as a case study

Rebecca A Baum et al. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

The concepts of healthcare reform and population health are shifting the emphasis from traditional, volume-based care to a model in which value, or quality, predominates. High quality care will be increasingly rewarded, with financial consequences for poor performance. This shift will be accelerated by the use of healthcare technology, a rapidly growing industry with tools ranging from electronic health records to smart phones and web portals. In this article we highlight pertinent legislative reforms followed by a review of technologies that may play a role in the implementation of these reforms. Pediatric Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is used as an example given the large number of proposed tools for this condition. While the evidence base is weak for some technologies, research regarding web portals is better developed and will be presented as an example of a technology that may allow practitioners and organizations to improve healthcare quality in several dimensions.

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