11 Ways IT Departments Utilize Clinicians

Just 4 percent of healthcare organizations do not involve clinicians in IT projects, according to the 25th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey.

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Clinicians are generally seen as an important asset in IT projects, both for their medical knowledge and in-depth familiarity with the organization’s current processes and workflows. According to survey responses, clinicians most often have the following roles:

  • Project champions: 74 percent
  • Involvement in IT evaluation and selection: 73 percent
  • Development of policies: 56 percent
  • Clinician trainers: 53 percent
  • Finding innovative ways to use IT in clinical areas: 45 percent
  • IT department employee: 44 percent
  • Business project leader: 43 percent
  • CMIO: 40 percent
  • CNIO: 15 percent
  • Clinical department managers select IT systems: 13 percent
  • No role: 4 percent

Survey results are based on responses from 298 senior-level IT executives from hospitals and health systems.

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