Survey: CIOs plan to spend more on health IT in 2011
More than 20 percent of hospital CIOs said they plan to significantly increase spending on IT in 2011, according to a survey from independent technology analyst Ovum.
The London-based Ovum interviewed 152 hospital CIOs across North America, Europe and Australia about their IT budget and investment priorities for the coming six to 24 months. Overall, 42 percent of hospital CIOs said they will increase spending on IT this year. Twenty-two percent intend to ramp up spending significantly, compared to only 14 percent last year.
In addition, in 2011 the number of hospital CIOs who will cut their IT budgets will fall by five percentage points compared to 2010. Last year, 22 percent said they would slash their budgets--this year, only 17 percent plan to make cuts, Ovum reported.
Although EHRs are still the number-one investment priority among those surveyed, the gap between them and other priorities has closed significantly, Ovum found. Digital imaging tools ranked second in the survey.
The London-based Ovum interviewed 152 hospital CIOs across North America, Europe and Australia about their IT budget and investment priorities for the coming six to 24 months. Overall, 42 percent of hospital CIOs said they will increase spending on IT this year. Twenty-two percent intend to ramp up spending significantly, compared to only 14 percent last year.
In addition, in 2011 the number of hospital CIOs who will cut their IT budgets will fall by five percentage points compared to 2010. Last year, 22 percent said they would slash their budgets--this year, only 17 percent plan to make cuts, Ovum reported.
Although EHRs are still the number-one investment priority among those surveyed, the gap between them and other priorities has closed significantly, Ovum found. Digital imaging tools ranked second in the survey.