Healthcare IT News May 11, 2017
Bill Siwicki

Accenture finds 73 percent of healthcare execs say the Internet of Things is poised to upend industry, but only 49 percent think their organization’s leaders understand what it could mean.

The Internet of Things has the potential to provide significant financial value for healthcare providers and payers over the next three years, a new study from consulting firm Accenture found. And the inability of many healthcare executives to understand how the IoT can be used could cause them to risk substantial cost savings.

The report found 73 percent of healthcare executives say the IoT is poised to create disruptive change within three years, but only 49 percent think their organization’s leadership understands what the IoT could mean to their organization,...

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