What are the Top Technology Priorities for Health System Leaders in 2018? A New Survey Sheds Some Light

A new survey provides some insight into how hospital and health system leaders are prioritizing healthcare technology investments for next year with strong indications that healthcare leaders are focused on investing in proven technology solutions that will have an immediate impact, and are proceeding cautiously with emerging technology like artificial intelligence (AI). The survey, conducted by the Pittsburgh-based Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) in partnership with the Health Management Academy, reflects the opinions of healthcare C-suite leaders from 20 major U.S. health systems across the country. CCM is a collaborative health care executive briefing center and is operated by five partners -- GE Healthcare, IBM, Lenovo Health, Nokia, and UPMC. The Alexandra, Va.-based Health Management Academy is a membership organization consisting of executives from the country's top 100 health systems focused on sharing best practices. CCM and the Academy conducted a quantitative survey of IT leaders, specifically CIOs, chief medical information officers (CMIOs) and chief nursing information officers (CNIOs) at about 25 leading health systems, followed by quantitative interviews with health system CIOs, CFOs and CEOs at 20 health systems about health IT trends for 2018 and how these trends fit into the overall strategy and priorities of their health systems.