November 13, 2007
Technology for Hospital's Competitive Advantage
Results of an October survey of health IT professionals showed that using electronic health records would improve a hospital's competitive advantage most significantly.
Twelve percent of respondents said clinical documentation would have the most impact on boosting a hospital's competitiveness, while 11% said computerized physician order entry and 8% said radiology picture archiving and communication systems. Just 7% of survey respondents said that electronic prescribing would have the most impact.
Interestingly, the survey also found that 41% of respondents said that consumers will use online hospital data to help them decide where to receive care. However, 25% of respondents said that as long as the current structure for paying for health care exists, posting hospital information online will not make a difference. Five percent of respondents said that the public does not care about this information and will not use it to make health care decisions.
Study conducted by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Story from iHealthbeat