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Paperless System Saves Money
The cost per patient has remained low and stayed steady for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center since the system went paperless — one of four system changes the center made to keep costs down. By comparison, costs for Medicare patients and the medical consumer price index have remained high and are increasing.
![[Graph: Comparing the average Medicare payment per enrolee, Medical Consumer Price Index and Veterans Affairs cost per patient between 1996 and 2004]](http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2007/04/09/GR2007040900749.gif)
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