Which of the following is a public health benefit that will occur with expanded use of health information technology (HIT) in the medical industry?

A. prevention of medical errors
B. reduction of health care costs
C. decreased paperwork
D. less improvement in health care quality
E. early detection of infectious outbreaks around the country


E. early detection of infectious outbreaks around the country

HIT will improve public health by detecting infectious outbreaks sooner, improving the tracking of chronic disease management, and evaluating health care based on comparisons of price and quality. Patient care will be improved by reducing health care costs, decreasing paperwork, and preventing medical errors.

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