American Hospital Association
Economy Forces Most Wired Hospitals to Look Closely at IT Spending
Published in Pharma Law Weekly, July 21st, 2009
The economic crisis is forcing many hospitals to make tough decisions with scarce resources, including delaying and scaling down information technology (IT) projects, according to a newly released survey of America's "most wired" hospitals and health systems. While progress has been made and incentives to implement IT will be available through the recently passed stimulus legislation, many hospitals still have a long way to go.
The 100 Most Wired hospitals are torn between building on their IT successes and keeping a sharp eye on budgets. Marking its 11th year, the Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study continues to lead the field in analyses and benchmarking of...
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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2009-07-21)
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