CIOs plan big investments in EHR optimization and pop health IT
Healthcare IT News January 10, 2022
As they look to the next five years, health IT leaders from provider organizations large and small discuss their spending strategies for those two key technologies.
The electronic health record is the foundational piece of health information technology for most hospitals and health systems.
Chief information officers and other health IT leaders depend on the data from their deployed record systems, and most keep EHR optimization top of mind each budget season.
Population health management platforms are another essential technology, and depend on finely-tuned EHRs to work optimally.
More CIOs are investing in population health systems in conjunction with their clinical teams to help keep patients healthy – while managing the quality and cost imperatives of value-based care.
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