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Managing Patient Data, EHR Systems Cited as Top Health IT Priority

The majority of surveyed health care organizations say that managing patient  data or electronic health record systems is their top health IT-related priority  this year, according to a new report from InformationWeek  Analytics, InformationWeek reports (Kolbasuk McGee, InformationWeek, 3/19).

Survey Details

For the report, InformationWeek Analytics conducted an online survey  of business-technology officials in the North American health care industry,  including those working at physician practices, hospitals, health plans, health  centers, life science companies and pharmacies.

The report reflects responses from 579 participants (InformationWeek Analytics survey, 3/18).

Key Findings

The survey found that 64% of respondents said that managing patient data or  EHR systems is their top health IT-related priority this year.

The report also found that:

  • 61% of respondents said that meeting regulatory requirements is a health IT  priority for 2012, compared with 60% in 2011;
  • 45% said that reducing costs is a health IT priority this year, compared  with 43% last year; and
  • 44% said that improving care is a health IT priority this year, the same  rate as last year.

The report also found that the top three health IT projects that  respondents have completed or expect to complete in the next 24 months are those  related to:

  • EHRs;
  • Computerized provider order entry systems; and
  • Electronic prescribing (InformationWeek, 3/19).

Source: iHealthBeat

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