A Special Feature on U.S. healthcare information technology in 2010. Source: Modern Healthcare/Modern Physician 21st annual Survey of Executive Opinions on Key Information Technology Issues. Published Feb. 21, 2011.
Presented in aggregate, this analysis of healthcare IT is based on executive's opinions in response to the Modern Healthcare/Modern Physician Survey of Executive Opinions on Key Information Technology Issues conducted online from Nov. 15, 2010 through Jan. 19, 2011.
This nine-page package includes the following data charts that were published in the Feb. 21 issue of Modern Healthcare. Charts included in this package that did not appear in print (web-exclusive charts) have asterisks (**) next to them:
- Government IT Report Card, Illustrates the grade given to government performance thus far in the development of meaningful-use criteria
- A-F grade for all government
- A-F grade for ONC/CMS only
- Staffing Challenges, Illustrates whether or not there is difficulty in recruiting or retaining IT workers
- Percentage of Capital Budget Spent on IT Assets, Illustrates the percentage of respondents within a budget range (%)
- How Meaningful?, Illustrates whether or not Stage 1 meaningful-use criteria will be met by respondents
- Status Check for IT Projects, Illustrates the organizational status for IT projects
- Planned but not started
- Implementation starts within 12 months
- Implementation in progress
- Implemented/operational
- Not contemplated
- Top 10 IT System Priorities During the Next 24 Months**, Illustrates the largest priorities by percentage of respondents
- Percentage of Organizations' Total Operating Budget Allocated for Information Systems**, Illustrates the percentage of respondents within a budget range (%)
- Weighing Privacy**, Illustrates how the federal stimulus law's more stringent privacy provisions affect respondents' organizations
- What's Hot in IT**, Illustrates "hot button" priorities for respondents