Final Report: Vendors

6. IT Applications

Clinical information systems identified as most important to healthcare clients over the next two years.

Survey respondents were asked to identify the healthcare applications areas they considered to be the most important for their healthcare clients over the next two years. The three areas most frequently cited were clinical information systems (65%), computer-based patient record (58%), and point-of-care clinical decision support (48%). These areas were also among the top four cited by provider respondents.

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Figure 10. Applications Areas Considered Most Important For Healthcare Clients Over Next Two Years

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