AHRQ on chronic care management: healthcare IT lowers costs, improves care

AHRQ on chronic care management: healthcare IT lowers costs, improves care: " Healthcare IT can improve the quality of care received by the chronically ill and lower costs, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The report, issued by AHRQ's National Resource Center for Health Information and based on information gathered from AHRQ-funded projects, found that use of healthcare IT in caring for the chronically ill improves patient outcomes."