More health system IT layoffs? 2025 staffing predictions
Becker's Healthcare December 20, 2024
Health systems underwent a rash of IT layoffs in 2024, while some outsourced their IT departments entirely. So what does 2025 have in store?
Health system IT departments met the same cost-cutting fate as other administrative back office functions in 2024, but there is no “fat left to cut” on the technology side, said Joy Oh, chief information and digital transformation officer of Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network.
“While overall IT staffing levels may not change much, the mix of skills and capabilities desired may change,” she said. “I’m seeing the interest in pricey cloud and cutting-edge digital innovation wane while the demand for AI and automation support shows no sign of slowing down.”
She added that the “outsourcing bubble”...