Snail pace of IT adoption could harm healthcare industry
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, February 7, 2005
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Thirty-eight percent of healthcare executives say the slow adoption of information technology (IT) such as electronic health records could seriously threaten the healthcare industry, according to a survey by Harris Interactive for the IT firm Capgemini. Rising healthcare costs and uninsured patients also ranked high, with 37% and 34% respectively citing these as areas of concern.
Despite the potential savings of clinical IT systems such as e-prescribing and bedside decision-support tools, most survey respondents said they didn't have the funding for this technology. However, 68% have increased or accelerated their IT investments.
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