Becker's Healthcare September 7, 2023
Despite financial challenges in the last year, health systems are still prioritizing spending on new technology to operate more efficiently, reduce burnout, and deliver better patient care. But that doesn’t mean the pressure is off IT leaders to cut spending.
Many large health systems have transitioned to the cloud in recent years, or have plans to in the near future. The cloud offers many advantages in data storage and management, interoperability and more ahead of applying new applications and artificial intelligence-driven capabilities. Last year, 78 percent of U.S. technology decision-makers anticipated their organization would invest in cloud infrastructure this year, according to the Forrester Budget Planning Survey.
But without proper management, the cloud environment could become just as chaotic as...