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To identify the top technology trends, Healthcare Technology Online asked each of its 183 survey respondents to rank a series of health IT initiatives in line with their implementation plans for 2013. For each technology initiative, respondents were asked to clarify whether the initiative was a “Top Priority,” a “Priority,” “Important,” “Somewhat Important,” or “Not Important At This Time.” Each response was then weighted. For example, all “Top Priority” responses were given a rating of one, while “Not Important At This Time” responses were given a rating of five. An average of the total ratings was then calculated for each health IT initiative. The lower the cumulative rating, the higher the priority the technology initiative was to our survey respondents. This rating system was used to determine the top 10 health IT trends for 2013. A list of how all technology initiatives scored in our survey is presented below. In an instance of a tie in the average ranking of IT initiatives, the number of “Top Priority” and “Priority” votes determined the higher trend number.
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To identify the top technology trends, Health IT Outcomes asked each of its 183 survey respondents to rank a series of health IT initiatives in line with their implementation plans for 2013. For each technology initiative, respondents were asked to clarify whether the initiative was a “Top Priority,” a “Priority,” “Important,” “Somewhat Important,” or “Not Important At This Time.” Each response was then weighted. For example, all “Top Priority” responses were given a rating of one, while “Not Important At This Time” responses were given a rating of five. An average of the total ratings was then calculated for each health IT initiative. The lower the cumulative rating, the higher the priority the technology initiative was to our survey respondents. This rating system was used to determine the top 10 health IT trends for 2013. A list of how all technology initiatives scored in our survey is presented below. In an instance of a tie in the average ranking of IT initiatives, the number of “Top Priority” and “Priority” votes determined the higher trend number.
|
Trend Number |
Category |
Top Priority |
Priority |
Important |
Somewhat Important |
Not Important At This Time |
Average Ranking |
|
1. |
EHR Adoption & Meaningful Use |
37.5% |
23.8% |
17.3% |
5.4% |
16.1% |
2.39 |
|
2. |
PHI Security |
23.3% |
32.0% |
16.9% |
9.9% |
18.0% |
2.67 |
|
3. |
ICD-10 Compliance |
23.4% |
31.0% |
15.2% |
12.9% |
17.5% |
2.70 |
|
4. |
Mobile / Tablet Computing |
28.0% |
25.0% |
16.1% |
8.3% |
22.6% |
2.73 |
|
5. |
Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity |
17.1% |
30.3% |
25.7% |
14.9% |
12.0% |
2.74 |
|
6. |
Patient Portal / Engagement |
15.0% |
32.9% |
26.3% |
9.6% |
16.2% |
2.79 |
|
7. |
HIE |
12.4% |
33.5% |
28.8% |
10.0% |
15.3% |
2.82 |
|
8. |
eForms / Workflow Automation |
16.4% |
29.1% |
25.5% |
10.9% |
18.2% |
2.85 |
|
9. |
Clinical Decision Support |
19.1% |
27.7% |
21.4% |
11.0% |
20.8% |
2.87 |
|
10. |
BI / Data Analytics |
25.5% |
20.0% |
19.4% |
10.3% |
24.8% |
2.89 |
|
11. |
e-Prescribing |
17.9% |
26.2% |
25.6% |
7.7% |
22.6% |
2.91 |
|
12. |
CPOE |
25.5% |
20.0% |
19.4% |
10.3% |
24.8% |
2.92 |
|
13. |
Credentialing / Authentication |
15.1% |
30.2% |
23.3% |
10.5% |
20.9% |
2.92 |
|
14. |
Electronic Medication Administration |
18.8% |
25.9% |
22.4% |
10.6% |
22.4% |
2.92 |
|
15. |
Wireless Networking (WAN/WLAN / WiFi/Cellular) |
16.1% |
26.4% |
24.7% |
13.8% |
19.0% |
2.93 |
|
16. |
Document Imaging / Management |
9.5% |
32.0% |
26.6% |
14.8% |
17.2% |
2.98 |
|
17. |
Mobile Device Management |
14.5% |
23.1% |
28.9% |
15.0% |
18.5% |
3.00 |
|
18. |
Revenue Cycle Management |
14.3% |
25.0% |
23.8% |
12.5% |
24.4% |
3.08 |
|
19. |
Claims/Payment Automation |
14.7% |
21.8% |
25.9% |
13.5% |
24.1% |
3.11 |
|
20. |
Storage / Application Virtualization |
10.7% |
24.9% |
28.4% |
14.8% |
21.3% |
3.11 |
|
21. |
Smartphones |
13.2% |
19.5% |
28.7% |
19.0% |
19.5% |
3.12 |
|
22. |
Telehealth / Telemedicine / Remote Patient Monitoring |
15.9% |
21.8% |
20.0% |
17.1% |
25.3% |
3.14 |
|
23. |
IP Networking |
9.4% |
24.1% |
27.1% |
18.2% |
21.2% |
3.18 |
|
24. |
ACO Preparedness |
13.6% |
20.1% |
23.7% |
15.4% |
27.2% |
3.22 |
|
25. |
Cloud Computing |
12.1% |
19.0% |
27.0% |
18.4% |
23.6% |
3.22 |
|
26. |
Automated Patient Flow |
7.6% |
23.5% |
30.0% |
11.8% |
27.1% |
3.27 |
|
27. |
PHR Adoption |
7.8% |
18.7% |
30.1% |
16.9% |
26.5% |
3.36 |
|
28. |
Medical Imaging / Vendor Neutral Archives |
8.2% |
18.2% |
31.2% |
11.2% |
31.2% |
3.39 |
|
29. |
Social Media |
7.0% |
17.5% |
31.0% |
17.5% |
26.9% |
3.40 |
|
30. |
Automated Staff Scheduling / Workforce Optimization |
7.6% |
18.7% |
25.1% |
17.5% |
31.0% |
3.46 |
|
31. |
Speech Recognition |
7.2% |
16.3% |
28.9% |
18.1% |
29.5% |
3.46 |
|
32. |
BYOD Management |
8.7% |
17.9% |
22.5% |
17.9% |
32.9% |
3.49 |
|
33. |
Asset Tracking (RTLS / RFID / Barcoding) |
4.8% |
20.0% |
25.5% |
20.6% |
34.5% |
3.49 |
|
34. |
Print Management |
1.8% |
19.5% |
30.2% |
20.1% |
28.4% |
3.54 |
|
35. |
RAC Support |
4.8% |
16.3% |
27.7% |
18.7% |
32.5% |
3.58 |
|
36. |
Biometrics |
5.3% |
15.8% |
25.7% |
21.1% |
32.2% |
3.59 |
|
37. |
Call Systems |
5.4% |
12.5% |
26.8% |
20.8% |
34.5% |
3.67 |
