In early 2015, in a forward-thinking article on Healthcare IT News, HIMSS Analytics identified 18 technologies with positive growth potential that were set to take hold in the industry. This predictive analysis utilized data on technology adoption from 2010 to 2014. HIMSS Analytics has analyzed the changes in buying intent from 2014 through 2015 and is making the analysis available. HIMSS Analytics correctly predicted 4 of the top 5 technologies planned for deployment in 2016. With 2015 behind us and another year’s worth of data at our fingertips, we’ll highlight changes in technology purchase plans by healthcare delivery organizations for 2016.

2. 17 technologies shaping hospital buying
plans in 2016

3. Earlier this year, in a forward-thinking article on
Healthcare IT News, HIMSS Analytics®
identified 18 technologies with positive
growth potential that were set to take hold in
the industry.

4. This predictive analysis utilized data on
technology adoption from 2010 to 2014. HIMSS
Analytics has analyzed the changes in buying
intent from 2014 through 2015.
HIMSS Analytics correctly predicted 4 of the 6
technologies with the largest increases in buying
intent over the last year.

5. They really are "Growth"
technologies
US hospitals reported substantial buying
activity around these technologies, with 5%
of hospitals budgeting for upgrading,
replacing or adopting some of these
technologies in 2016.

7. 2016 look ahead
Now we'll look at what hospitals will be
buying in 2016 through a few different
lenses.

9. 4 of the top 6 were identified as growth
technologies. On average buying intent for these
technologies increased 2% in 2016 compared to
2015.
The increased plans to replace Billing and
Collection systems illustrates hospitals preparing
for the shift to value-based payment.

11. 3 of the top 5 technologies hospitals are
planning to deploy for the first time in 2016 were
identified by HIMSS Analytics as growth
technologies. On average these purchases are
planned at 3% of US hospitals.
Meaningful Use is still impacting purchases. CPOE
is the only primary EMR component in the top 5
and was in use at 75% of US hospitals in 2014.

13. If we look at technologies with the greatest
increase in buying intent, 3 of the top 5
technologies were identified as growth
technologies.
We see the impact of changing reimbursements
here as well. EDI and Transcription have been
widely adopted, even looking back 5 years, with
both in use at 88% of hospitals since 2010.

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