Network security, infrastructure upgrades and electronic health record implementation are top of mind for chief information officers in the coming year, according to a study commissioned by Level 3 Communications in Broomfield, Colo.
Level 3 commissioned Corona Insights in Denver to conduct the study in November 2012. There study surveyed 100 CIOs, senior IT executives and other C-level executives about the future of healthcare IT. The size of the organizations managed by these CIOs and executives ranged in revenue from $10 million to $1 billion.
Some significant findings of the study are:
• Fifty-six percent were only "somewhat confident" in their ability to prevent a privacy or security breach on their network, and 77 percent cited breaches as a major or moderate EHR implementation issue.
• Seventy-six percent of respondents are planning to upgrade their network infrastructure in the next two years.
• Twenty-four percent reported they are using cloud-based computing, much lower than other industries.
• Sixty-seven percent of respondents indicated that their organizations currently have telehealth capabilities, showing that telehealth is a growing trend.
• Seventeen percent believe mHealth will have a significant impact on the healthcare industry.
• Eighty percent agree that EHR-based systems will improve patient care, and more than 60 percent of respondents suggest EHR and meaningful use mandates are a "good idea" to support better quality patient care.
• Seventy-nine percent of respondents believe that the 2015 EHR implementation deadline is feasible.
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Level 3 commissioned Corona Insights in Denver to conduct the study in November 2012. There study surveyed 100 CIOs, senior IT executives and other C-level executives about the future of healthcare IT. The size of the organizations managed by these CIOs and executives ranged in revenue from $10 million to $1 billion.
Some significant findings of the study are:
• Fifty-six percent were only "somewhat confident" in their ability to prevent a privacy or security breach on their network, and 77 percent cited breaches as a major or moderate EHR implementation issue.
• Seventy-six percent of respondents are planning to upgrade their network infrastructure in the next two years.
• Twenty-four percent reported they are using cloud-based computing, much lower than other industries.
• Sixty-seven percent of respondents indicated that their organizations currently have telehealth capabilities, showing that telehealth is a growing trend.
• Seventeen percent believe mHealth will have a significant impact on the healthcare industry.
• Eighty percent agree that EHR-based systems will improve patient care, and more than 60 percent of respondents suggest EHR and meaningful use mandates are a "good idea" to support better quality patient care.
• Seventy-nine percent of respondents believe that the 2015 EHR implementation deadline is feasible.
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