Trends in Healthcare Information Technologies: Priorities and Investments to Improve Care Delivery and Reduce Errors

Trends in Healthcare Information Technologies: Priorities and Investments to Improve Care Delivery and Reduce Errors delivers information on the technology adoption and investment plans of healthcare organizations over the next two years. Divided into six key technology areas, this report provides insight on 25 technology systems and tools that have been identified to deliver value, streamline workflow and improve patient safety. Among these technologies are:

• Administrative Systems
• Bar Coding and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• Business Intelligence
• Clinical Data Repositories
• Clinical Department Systems
• Computer-Based Provider Order Entry
• Disease Management Systems
• E-Prescribing
• Health Information Exchanges and Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs)
• Health Information Management
• Internal Clinical Portals
• IT Infrastructure
• Monitoring and Medical Device Data Integration
• Supply Chain and Materials Management Systems
• Telehealth Systems
• Wireless Technologies

Filled with data, Trends in Healthcare Information Technologies looks at spending patterns of both hospital and non-hospital based care providers – all of which report improved care delivery and patient safety as their chief goals. This unique report explores care provider spending priorities and provides the dollar amounts provider organizations plan to invest on these important technologies in the very near future. It also identifies the vendor companies care providers have elected to use and/or are evaluating in each technology area.

SECTION 1 – Executive Summary
Methodology

SECTION 2 – Demographics
Types of Organizations Represented
Executives and Professionals
Physician Offices and Ambulatory Care Organizations
Sharing Data Beyond the Enterprise

SECTION 3 – Top Investment Priorities
Top Technology Priorities
Top Investment Priorities
25 Tools and Technologies
Technology Investments within the Next 12 Months
Technology Investments: 13 to 24 Months
Planned Expenditures
Role of Consultants
Technology Plans for Investments within the Next Two Years

SECTION 4 – Administrative and Financial Technologies
Administrative & Financial Systems
Business Intelligence
Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery
Financial Systems
Health Information Exchanges and Regional Health Information Organizations
Supply Chain and Materials Management Systems
Workforce Management/Staff Scheduling

SECTION 5 – Clinical Care: EMR and EMR-Related Technologies
Clinical Data Repository
Clinical Decision Support
Computer-Based Provider/Physician Order Entry
E-Prescribing

SECTION 6 – Clinical Systems Other Than EMRs
Clinical Department Systems
Diagnostic Imaging Management and PACS Systems
Disease Management Systems
Nursing Information Systems
Telehealth Systems

SECTION 7 – Clinical Support Technologies
Bar Coding
Health Information Management
Internal Clinical Portals
Patient Service Technologies
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

SECTION 8 – Hardware and Infrastructure
Hardware
Purchase vs. Lease
IT Infrastructure
Integration Components
Monitoring and Medical Device Data Integration
Wireless Technology

SECTION 9 – Emerging Technologies
Impact of Shift to Ambulatory Care on IT Implementation and Adoption
Open Source
Software as a Service
Emerging Technologies with the Greatest Potential

APPENDIX I – Verbatim Responses
APPENDIX II – Organizations and Companies Mentioned
APPENDIX III – Table of Charts and Figures