ROI news from FierceHealthIT

While it's not cheap, digital mammography equipment can provide a strong return on investment by increasing the capacity for providers to conduct tests, according to a new report from research firm Read more...

A new study has found that doctors are resistant to installing EMRs not only due to their financial and workflow impact, but also because they fear government will use the data to impose controls on Read more...

Taking their inspiration from the facility's doctors, the IT staffers at Moses Taylor Hospital chose a fairly significant change in direction when it came time to upgrade their messaging system. Read more...

For some time now, vendors have attempted to bolster their argument that EMRs offer a return on investment by citing their value as research tools. When data is culled from EMRs to use in public Read more...

When it comes to EMRs, cost is an easy target Today, in one of the stories I scanned to prepare this issue, I came across this headline in the august pages of Modern Healthcare: "Survey: Financial Read more...

Over the next two years, hospital executives expect to spend on IT more often than service or building expansions or make acquisitions, according to a new industry survey conducted by Prince Market Read more...

Sure, this study might be worth taking with a grain of salt, as the vendor behind the project profiled is taking a large hand in promoting the case. But it's still worthy to note that the University Read more...

Managing releases of medical information (ROI) can be a major drain on a health organization. Nowhere is that more true than at Henry Ford Hospital and Health Network, which gets more than 42,000 ROI requests every year. To tame this problem, Henry Ford has re-engineered its entire process, using a new work flow management tool which controls access to both paper and electronic medical records. The new, affordable system has generated some remarkable benefits, including a 50 to 60 …

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While healthcare lags behind other industries in rolling out self-service technology, times may be changing. Very gradually, providers and health plans are launching self-service options, particularly kiosks, to streamline access to key information, following the lead of industries like retail and travel which have had them for many years. Right now, vendors are definitely ahead of providers when it comes such technology, but their enthusiasm may help drive things along. When giants like …

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In most other industries, IT investment is justified largely in terms of ROI. But last week's HIMSS survey results note, healthcare IT managers have some bigger fish to fry. The new research--the Read more...