New Survey Sheds Light on Digital Priorities of Health System Leaders
By: Alex Nixon
When it comes to health care technology investments next year, health systems are more likely to invest in proven solutions that will have an immediate impact.
For instance, nine out of 10 health systems say they will boost spending on cybersecurity technology that will help identify threats in 2018, while they are proceeding more cautiously on widely hyped artificial intelligence technologies and consumer-focused devices such as wearables.
Those are among the findings of a new survey covering more than 20 major U.S. health systems and conducted by the Pittsburgh-based Center for Connected Medicine (CCM), in partnership with the Health Management Academy. The CCM is jointly operated by UPMC and four corporate partners.
Titled “Top of Mind for Top U.S. Health Systems 2018,” the report, which was released today, provides insights into how health care leaders are prioritizing emerging health IT trends in the coming year. Based on quantitative and qualitative surveys of executives at leading hospitals and health systems across the country, the report focuses on the five areas identified as priorities: cybersecurity, consumer-facing technology, predictive analytics, virtual care and artificial intelligence.
“We are attacking some of the biggest challenges in health care with solutions that harness the power of digital technology, and a mindset that challenges the status quo,” said Dr. Rasu Shrestha, chief innovation officer at UPMC and executive vice president at UPMC Enterprises.
“We value additional insights into how health systems view key challenges and promising innovations so we are able to collectively lift each other’s boats and push the boundaries of innovation,” added Shrestha, who represents UPMC on the CCM’s executive steering committee.
When it comes to health care technology investments next year, health systems are more likely to invest in proven solutions that will have an immediate impact.
