Health Imaging & IT - October 2007 - (Page 22) t o p t r e n d s i n h e A lt h i m A g i n g & i t 2 0 0 7 Who pArticipAted? Radiology Administrator/Business Manager 30% Facility Administrator / Business Manager Director / Manager – IT, IS, Networks PACS Administrator Director of Radiology C-level Administrator – CEO, CFO, CIO, CMO, CMIO Consultant Chief Technologist Radiologist Cardiologist / Cardiology Administrator Medical Physicist Other 12% 10% 7% 6% 5% 5% 5% 4% 2% 1% 13% survey at a glance In all, some 483 respondents participated in the Top Trends in Health Imaging & IT survey between July 6 and August 20, 2007. Participation also was solicited by the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) of its members. All data were submitted to and analyzed by Health Imaging & IT. Respondents cut across a wide array of imaging insiders from radiology administrators to PACS administrators, radiologists and technologists, as well as C-level facility leaders such as CEOs and CIOs. More than 400 hospitals participated in the survey with academic medical centers, hospital systems, imaging centers and physician practices rounding out the respondents. Hospital sizes are nearly evenly divided amongst those under 200 beds, 200 to 500 beds and over 500 bed hospitals. Image volume for all respondents varied from under 10,000 annual exams to more than 1,000,000 yearly procedures. Twenty-two percent of respondents completed 50,000 to 100,000 exams in 2006, and another 22 percent completed 100,000 to 200,000 studies last year. It’s no surprise that budgets are fairly tight on both the IT and imaging sides of the market. IT budgets for 2007 range from under $50,000 to $9 million. Nearly 30 percent of sites expect expenditures to be flat in 2008, but nearly 20 percent expect a 5 to 20 percent increase—and a lucky 13 percent expect a more than 25 percent increase in IT funds. Imaging budgets are concentrated in the $100,000 to $3 million range, and once again, more than one-quarter will see no change in 2008. But 25 percent expect a small increase, and more than 10 percent are counting on a 25 percent or greater increase. This month, a handful of survey sites share their operational and capital priorities with Health Imaging & IT. respondent fAcility type Hospital: General / Acute Multi-Hospital System / IDN Imaging Center Academic Medical Center Hospital: Specialty Physician Group Practice Healthcare Group Purchasing Organization/HMO/PPO/Managed Care Other 46% 14% 11% 7% 6% 6% 2% 8% licensed beds More than 500 beds 18% 100 to 200 beds 17% Less than 100 beds 14% 200 to 300 beds 13% No Licensed beds 22% (includes imaging centers and physician group practices) 300 to 400 beds 9% 400 to 500 beds 7% imaging under pressure It may come as no surprise that nearly three-fourths of sites report increasing procedure volume as a very important priority for 2008 operations. Sites plan to employ a variety of strategies to ramp up volume. The ticket to increased volume, respondents tell us, is the physician referral base, and there are multiple ways to win referrals. Think technology and service differentiation— remote access to clinical images and the EMR, partnerships with physician groups and alliances with hospitals. The EMR is rapidly becoming an essential across all types of facilities. Sites such as Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia are transitioning into the EMR. The advantages, says Administrative Manager Joan Keiper, include improved accuracy and tracking capabilities and increased data security. To put EMRs in perspective, National Coordinator for Health IT Robert Kolodner recently said that 11 percent of U.S. hospitals have fully implemented EMRs. HealthImaging.com AnnuAl imAging procedures Fewer than 10,000 10,000 to 30,000 30,000 to 50,000 50,000 to 100,000 100,000 to 300,000 300,000 to 500,000 500,000 to 700,000 700,000 to 900,000 More than 900,000 22 O C T O B E R 2 0 07 | Health Imaging & IT 7% 11% 10% 22% 31% 10% 4% 1% 4% http://HealthImaging.com
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