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Table 2 Cost savings (million RMB)

From: Investigation of patients’ access to EHR data via smart apps in Chinese Hospitals

Items

IT investment

Cost saving

Hospital Cost/year

Hospital/year

Patient/year

IT construction & operation maintenance

1.1

Cloud storage

0.93

Web security & E-signature

0.35

EHR paper & printing

4.2

1.1

Images & printing

7.6

8.3

Total

2.38

11.8

9.4