Patient experience, clinical excellence top drivers of hospital tech investments in next 12 months

Hospital IT executives and professionals know that many healthcare organizations are amid a digital transformation. But where are they focusing those investments in the year ahead?

A new nationwide poll released by Ernst and Young found that almost all of the participants — 91 percent — have or are planning to undertake a technology adoption initiative in the next 12 months. Seventy percent cite improving patient experience as a key factor driving the initiative, 58 percent cite clinical outcomes and 59 percent customer relationships. Yet almost half, 46 percent, are...