CIO December 7, 2018
Digital transformation is gaining momentum; however healthcare enterprises will proceed cautiously.
Our work with healthcare enterprises indicates that health systems are investing in specific programs such as telehealth and remote monitoring. While these initiatives gather momentum, other digital health programs are struggling to emerge from pilot deployment and also face competing priorities for discretionary budgets.
Electronic health record (EHR) systems continue to consume a large chunk of enterprise IT budgets in health systems. Despite the growth of digital health solutions, EHR platforms, despite their well-known lack of user-friendliness, continue to be the default choice for health systems looking to improve patient engagement and caregiver enablement in the short term.
CIOs of health systems will...