Hospitals and health systems are increasingly looking to technology to address operational challenges. Here are the top 13 focuses of those operational goals for the near future, according to an Aug. 1 KLAS Research survey of 49 healthcare executives.
1. Patient access/digital front door: 29 percent
2. Workflow and process efficiency: 27 percent
3. Increased patient volumes: 24 percent
4. Population health/value-based care: 20 percent
5. Infrastructure improvement: 16 percent
Staff retention: 16 percent
7. Data/analytics: 12 percent
8. Clinical quality: 10 percent
Staff recruitment: 10 percent
10. Patient orchestration/flow: 8 percent
Spend management: 8 percent
Technology consolidation: 8 percent