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The great IT fail: 7 investments in health care technology that weren't worth the money
Author(s)Todd Shryock
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Key Takeaways
- Many healthcare IT implementations fail due to poor user experience, lack of interoperability, and high costs.
- Insights from 907 healthcare professionals reveal systems not delivering expected return on investment.
Lots of technologies held a lot of promise and cost a lot of money, but many failed to deliver anything other than a big bill and wasted time.
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In the report, 907 health care professionals shared their insights on which systems have not delivered the return on investment expected after deployment. Here are the results:
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