According to a report from the US National Academy Press¹, the expenditure on information technology amounts to $10-$15 billion yearly in the United States and is expected to grow by 15 to 20 percent each year in the near future. The introduction of this technology is a basic component of a big restructuring process within United States health care system, being the grouping of care providers in integrated delivery systems and managed care programs the most significant movement.

1For the record. Protecting Electronic Health Information. NAP.