Health information technology (HIT) holds the promise of improved quality and efficiency in health care delivery. This session explores HIT value in three environments; outpatient physician offices, pharmaceutical distribution networks, and inpatient hospital services. Gao and colleagues measure the effect of HIT on health care providers daily routines – this addresses the fundamental mechanisms through which HIT might affect health care delivery. Li and colleagues explore the role of information technology in the Chinese pharmaceutical distribution network. This industry is undergoing a realignment that highlights the intersection of IT and strategy. Finally, Parente and colleagues measure the effect of HIT and quality in US hospitals. They pay particular attention to the role of selection bias in HIT adoption as they find that early adopters are relatively high quality hospitals.