Most industries use information technology to make their businesses more cost-effective, more efficient and more productive. The healthcare industry is, by many estimates, behind in the adoption of information technology.

Many physicians' offices, hospitals and insurers still rely on archaic paper records systems. How this is evolving and what part government will ultimately play is an ongoing debate in Washington and within the healthcare industry.

In this Smith Business Video View, Corey Angst, associate director of the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the Smith School and a recognized expert in the barriers to health information technology adoption and diffusion, talks about the latest debate in the healthcare industry, what it means for the you - the patient, and what to expect down the road.