Becker's Healthcare March 8, 2023
In 2023, CIOs will play an increasing role in capital expenditure decisions, while health systems will continue to shift to artificial intelligence and augmented reality, according to a new report from medical equipment supplier Baxter.
Four takeaways from the company’s 2023 Hospital Trends report:
1. Evolving group of decision-makers. CIOs and chief population health officers will play a bigger role in decisions surrounding procurement and capital expenditures. CIOs will have to balance implementing new tech-based care initiatives with the cost, disruption from training employees, and cybersecurity. Population health leaders will assess chronic illness rates, new diseases and patient readmission and use this data in negotiations with insurers.
2. Expanding care outside the hospital....