Survey results: consultant ratings.
Information systems consulting in healthcare is big business today. We have not attempted to determine from our results just how much is being spent on an annual basis, but the figure would probably be in the hundreds of millions. One observation made by a CIO that I thought summarized the findings very well was, "This business becomes more complicated every day and the risks become greater due in part to the shrinking dollars available for all healthcare needs. When I lock our hospital in for perhaps 10 to 12 years with a new information system, I'm going to get all the professional help I can get to make sure I don't make a mistake." Unfortunately this doesn't always save the day but if both the hospital management and the consultant do their homework it can be money well spent.
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D003253:Consultants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States