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For hospital IT purchasers, resource strain and optimal ROI are top concerns

Information officials focus on the largest information employees strongly on maximizing the return on investment for their technological purchase, and a new report shows a close interest in the changes in Washington because they run many challenges facing health systems in 2025.

Why do it matter
The twelfth annual A report of health technology industry expectations,, Which I published earlier this month by Stoltenberg Consulting, 62 % of the information managers of the information survey appear to “obtain the maximum benefit from the purchase of current information technology” – the highest level that has ever registered in the annual survey.

This result comes at a time when more hospitals-information technology directors were contacted in multi-hospital health systems, community hospitals, academic medical centers, and ambulance surgical facilities for this report-a laser focusing on managing limited resource challenges, where IT leaders say stress is a major concern.

“Keeping the resources of qualified and budget information technology” for 39 % of the respondents, who say it is a major challenge of their facilities. Employment and workforce are concerns about information technology managers, as 35 % of the “on board and/or non -training in continuous technology” indicates frustration points.

Meanwhile, “the User’s final teaching and knowledge transfer, including improving workflow” is a major priority for information technology investment.

Technology leaders are also strongly focused on reducing or improving fatigue for doctors and other major front -line employees.

“With the remaining clinical roles that are not full, the IT managers give priority to clinical support programs for preventing continued fatigue and rotation related to technology,” said Stoltenberg.

“Information technology leaders improve the adoption of the provider, the functioning of work and contentment between the solutions of close technology. This decisive focus will allow luxury luxury and the most positive patient experiences throughout the industry.”

Other main areas of investment, which is not surprising, from artificial intelligence/machine learning and cybersecurity.

Among the most important cases of use of artificial intelligence mentioned by IT managers: data analyzes; Automation of clinical tasks and decision support; Patient participation and experience; Manage the revenue course, and reduce administrative burden. 10 % of those surveyed says their organizations are unconfirmed and are still facing “difficulty narrowing” options to use artificial intelligence.

Finally, “Cyber ​​Security, Privacy and Risk Management measures” represent the highest field in which IT departments in hospital invest in 2025, according to the Stoltenberg report.

The researchers said: “While in previous years, information technology investments focused primarily on improving the current system, the priorities have shifted based on the deterioration of electronic threats.” “CIOS will continue to invest more financial resources towards enhancing the cyber security strategy over the next few years.”

The biggest direction
As roles Decision makers in the health system continue to developCIOS – and Increasingly, Caios It is called for the success of many competing necessities.

On the one hand, they were told.Fixed boring things firstWhile on the other side, they are assigned to take the long display method and draw a course for technologies facing the future Advanced real time analyzes and The patient’s monitoring of distance.

The “CIO Spotlight” on Himss TV speaks regularly with information technology leaders about what they offer priority, tactically and strategically. Here is what one of them said to focus in 2025.

In the record
“We still see the impact of ripples from financing discounts that affect the full scene of the provider – from community health centers to health systems across the country,” said Citlene Nelson, director of arithmetic and development solutions at Stoltenberg Consulting in a statement on the new report.

“As a result, health care facilities are actively looking for effective support options to address resource gaps to maintain daily workflow and the final user, while leading more value than IT systems.”

Mike Milliad is the executive of the Healthcare It News
Email Author: mike.miliaard@himssmedia.com

Healthcare is news that publish HIMSS.

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