Many health care organizations are using electronic health record systems to support their data analytics capabilities, according to a survey by HIMSS Analytics, Health Data Management reports.
For the survey, researchers reviewed the HIMSS Analytics data warehouse and polled 189 health care organization officials, the majority of whom were director or c-suite level executives. Results were compared with a similar 2013 study that also measured the provider analytics field.
Overall, the survey found that health care organizations’ adoption of clinical and business intelligence solutions increased by 6% between 2013 and 2015, from 46% to 52%. Of those 52% who have adopted clinical and business intelligence solutions, 54% said they use their EHR for analytics.
However, many providers said they still were not ready to adopt such technology, according to the survey. 51% of respondents said they were unsure about future plans to invest in clinical and business intelligence tools. Meanwhile, HIMSS Analytics Research Director Brendan FitzGerald said that while the increase was not particularly large, it showed that investments in such tools will increase as providers see the need for analytics.
In addition, the survey found the health care organizations’ focus changed from accountable care to population health during the two-year period.
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