health providers to expand it adoption

Health Providers To Expand IT Adoption in 2008, Study Says

Can't function without it these days....especially in Health

Care...and the good news is that higher management is becoming more

aware of the ROI and value...BD

The annual study, called "Provider Clinical Technology Expenditures

2007," found that nearly half of all hospital executive respondents

are allocating 40% or more of their technology budget to clinical

tools. The study concludes that by the end of 2008, more than 80%

of facilities will have invested in applications, such as: image

* Computerized physician order entry;

* Digital medical imaging;

* Electronic health records;

* Medication management/electronic prescribing;

* Mobile tools;

* Patient care planning tools;

* Patient documentation; and

* Radio frequency identification devices/drug distribution.

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