Our ultimate goal is to improve quality of care. Our focus is on the impact that IT can have, and our main objective is to help healthcare providers make intelligent IT investments.

We believe that with enlightened IT investments, we can build more value into the healthcare system. We can come much closer to optimal care.

The evidence of the gap between present-day healthcare and ideal healthcare is considerable. For example, research suggests that:

• Computerized Provider Order Entry can cut medication errors by 55%.
• Automated physician alerts and reminders can dramatically improve the quality of care.
• Giving patients online access to their clinical data contributes to their feeling of empowerment.

Yet, these potential benefits are not being realized at most institutions.

CITL was chartered in 2002 by Boston-based, nonprofit Partners HealthCare System as a research organization established to help guide the healthcare community in making more informed strategic IT investment decisions. Using a rigorous, analytic approach, CITL assesses information technologies, disseminates its research findings, and provides additional services designed to help healthcare providers realize greater value and improve quality of care. CITL’s research is also used by technology vendors to develop more effective healthcare IT products.

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