The Top 10 Health IT Trends For 2014: Complete Survey Results
To identify the top technology trends, Health IT Outcomes asked each of the survey respondents to rank a series of technology initiatives in line with their implementation plans for 2014. For each initiative, respondents were asked to clarify whether the initiative was a “Top Priority,” a “Priority,” “Important,” “Somewhat Important,” or “Not Important At This Time.” Each response was then weighted. For example, all “Top Priority” responses were given a rating of one (1), while “Not Important At This Time” responses were given a rating of five (5). An average of the total ratings was then calculated for each IT initiative. The lower the cumulative rating, the higher the priority the technology project was to our survey respondents. This rating system was used to determine the top 10 health IT trends for 2014. A list of how all technology initiatives scored in our survey is presented below. In an instance of a tie in the average score, the percentage of “Top Priority” votes determined the higher trend number.
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Trend # |
Health IT Initiative |
Top Priority | Priority | Important |
Somewhat Important |
Not Important At This Time |
2014 Score |
2013 Score |
Change |
| 1 | Stage 2 MU | 47.10% | 27.20% | 14.40% | 3.10% | 8.20% | 1.98 | 2.39 | -0.41 |
| 2 | ICD-10 Compliance | 45.70% | 29.30% | 13.30% | 4.70% | 7.00% | 1.98 | 2.7 | -0.72 |
| 3 | PHI Security | 44.00% | 22.60% | 21.80% | 4.70% | 7.00% | 2.08 | 2.67 | -0.59 |
| 4 |
Patient Portal/ Engagement |
32.20% | 26.00% | 24.00% | 7.80% | 10.10% | 2.38 | 2.79 | -0.41 |
| 5 |
Revenue Cycle Management |
24.20% | 31.00% | 25.00% | 8.30% | 11.50% | 2.52 | 3.08 | -0.56 |
| 6 |
Electronic Medication Administration |
33.10% | 22.70% | 19.10% | 6.00% | 19.10% | 2.55 | 2.92 | -0.37 |
| 7 | HIE | 24.20% | 28.60% | 26.60% | 8.30% | 12.30% | 2.56 | 2.82 | -0.26 |
| 8 |
Clinical Decision Support |
25.50% | 28.20% | 21.60% | 12.50% | 12.20% | 2.58 | 2.87 | -0.29 |
| 9 | BI/Analytics | 24.00% | 26.40% | 27.20% | 11.60% | 10.80% | 2.59 | 2.89 | -0.3 |
| 10 |
Wireless Networking |
19.80% | 32.40% | 25.70% | 9.50% | 12.60% | 2.63 | 2.93 | -0.3 |
| 11 |
Meaningful Use Audits |
23.40% | 22.30% | 28.50% | 15.20% | 10.50% | 2.67 | NA | NA |
| 12 | ePrescribing | 22.40% | 28.00% | 24.00% | 11.00% | 14.60% | 2.67 | 2.91 | -0.24 |
| 13 |
Disaster Recovery/ Business Continuity |
21.20% | 24.90% | 28.60% | 13.90% | 11.40% | 2.69 | 2.74 | -0.05 |
| 14 |
Claims/Payment Automation |
22.40% | 23.50% | 27.80% | 13.70% | 12.50% | 2.71 | 3.11 | -0.4 |
| 15 |
Document Imaging/ Management |
17.70% | 27.60% | 30.30% | 13.40% | 11.00% | 2.72 | 2.98 | -0.26 |
| 16 |
Population Health Management |
19.00% | 23.40% | 31.00% | 12.70% | 13.90% | 2.79 | NA | NA |
| 17 |
Mobile/Tablet Computing |
18.00% | 23.40% | 30.50% | 16.80% | 11.30% | 2.8 | 2.73 | 0.07 |
| 18 |
eForms/Workflow Automation |
16.80% | 24.80% | 32.80% | 13.20% | 12.40% | 2.8 | 2.85 | -0.05 |
| 19 | IP Networking | 17.90% | 22.20% | 30.20% | 14.70% | 15.10% | 2.87 | 3.18 | -0.31 |
| 20 | ACO Preparedness | 17.10% | 22.80% | 30.10% | 14.60% | 15.40% | 2.89 | 3.22 | -0.33 |
| 21 |
Mobile Device Management |
15.50% | 24.30% | 30.30% | 14.70% | 15.10% | 2.9 | 3 | -0.1 |
| 22 |
Storage/Application Virtualization |
10.00% | 28.10% | 31.30% | 14.50% | 16.10% | 2.98 | 3.11 | -0.13 |
| 23 | PHR Adoption | 11.00% | 23.60% | 35.40% | 14.20% | 15.90% | 3 | 3.36 | -0.36 |
| 24 |
Telehealth/ Telemedicine/ Remote Patient Monitoring |
15.50% | 21.00% | 30.20% | 13.90% | 19.40% | 3.01 | 3.14 | -0.13 |
| 25 | Smartphones | 13.80% | 21.30% | 27.60% | 22.80% | 14.60% | 3.03 | 3.12 | -0.09 |
| 26 | Call Systems | 14.30% | 19.90% | 29.90% | 17.90% | 17.90% | 3.05 | 3.67 | -0.62 |
| 27 |
Mobile Health Apps |
13.60% | 21.80% | 25.70% | 21.00% | 17.90% | 3.08 | NA | NA |
| 28 |
Automated Patient Flow |
12.50% | 18.40% | 34.10% | 16.50% | 18.40% | 3.1 | 3.27 | -0.26 |
| 29 |
Medical Imaging/Vendor Neutral Archives |
11.40% | 20.90% | 31.50% | 14.60% | 21.70% | 3.14 | 3.39 | -0.25 |
| 30 | SNOMED CT Solutions | 11.40% | 18.70% | 32.10% | 17.50% | 20.30% | 3.17 | NA | NA |
| 31 |
Cloud Computing |
10.90% | 19.50% | 33.20% | 14.50% | 21.90% | 3.17 | 3.22 | -0.05 |
| 32 |
Print Management |
8.80% | 20.30% | 33.90% | 18.30% | 18.70% | 3.18 | 3.54 | -0.36 |
| 33 | RAC Support | 8.80% | 22.10% | 31.30% | 14.90% | 22.90% | 3.21 | 3.58 | -0.37 |
| 34 |
Speech Recognition/ Natural Language Processing/ Understanding |
5.90% | 23.60% | 32.70% | 17.30% | 20.50% | 3.23 | 3.46 | -0.23 |
| 35 |
Automated Staff Scheduling/Workforce Optimization |
9.30% | 18.60% | 31.40% | 19.00% | 21.70% | 3.25 | 3.46 | -0.21 |
| 36 | Biometrics | 8.40% | 20.50% | 30.50% | 17.70% | 22.90% | 3.26 | 3.59 | -0.33 |
| 37 |
Asset Tracking (RTLS/RFID/Barcoding) |
8.40% | 18.30% | 30.70% | 19.50% | 23.10% | 3.31 | 3.49 | -0.18 |
| 38 | Social Media | 8.30% | 13.90% | 32.90% | 26.60% | 18.30% | 3.33 | 3.4 | -0.07 |
| 39 | BYOD Management | 12.00% | 15.20% | 23.60% | 24.00% | 25.20% | 3.35 | 3.49 | -0.14 |