Abstract
This document is about Canadian Healthcare: Acute Care Business and IT Priorities 2007
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- IDC Definitions
- Healthcare
- Acute Care
- Outpatient/Ambulatory Care
- Primary Care
- IDC Definitions
- Situation Overview
- Multiple Priorities Confront Canada' s Healthcare System
- Figure: Key Priorities in the Healthcare Industry as Viewed by Acute Care Providers
- Figure: Top Priority Facing Healthcare Industry as Seen by Acute Care Providers
- Figure: Non-ITC Operating Expenses Most Critical Investment
- Acute Care' s Business Priorities
- Figure: Acute Care Organizations' Business Priorities
- Figure: Respondent Organization' s Top Business Priority
- Figure: Importance of ICT Contribution to Achieving 2007 Business Objectives (Mean Summary)
- ICT Is Critical to the Achievement of Acute Care' s Business Objectives
- Figure: IT Initiatives Generated by Business Priorities
- Figure: Acute Care' s Top IT Initiatives
- Figure: Most Significant Barriers to Implementing IT Solutions in Hospitals
- Acute Care IT Budgets
- Figure: ICT Budget for 2006: Acute Care
- Figure: 2006 ICT Budget Splits
- Figure: Distribution of 2007 IT Budget (Mean Summary)
- Future Outlook
- ICT Will Increase Operational Efficiencies in Acute Care
- Figure: Ability of Technologies to Increase Acute Care' s Operational Efficiency (Mean Summary)
- Figure: Mobile Devices and Their Place in Acute Care
- Figure: Acute Care Executives Express Their Views on the Future of Wireless
- Acute Care Planned and Potential IT Investment
- Figure: IT Projects Underway and Planned
- Figure: Acute Care Technology-Related Projects Planned and Underway
- Figure: Acute Care Commitment to 802.11
- Essential Guidance
- ICT Vendors Must Show Value That Is Better than Any Other Alternative
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis

