Other key findings from the survey include the following:
• 40 percent of respondents ranked electronic health records as their number one IT spending priority for 2011.
• Disaster recovery/business continuity planning were ranked second and third in priority by respondents.
• Healthcare data warehousing and information governance were tied for third priority among those polled.
• Approximately one-third of the survey respondents are currently involved in a health information exchange.
Read the news release about health IT spending.
Read other coverage about health IT spending:
– HHS Allocates $241M for Developing State Health Insurance Exchanges
– HHS 2012 Budget Requests $57M for ONC
– Budget and Purchasing Trends Include Increased IT Spending
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