InformationWeek: The Business Value of Technology

InformationWeek Healthcare’s second annual compilation of IT executives highlights the exceptional thinkers and doers, the visionaries and the ­innovators who are moving patient care forward.

InformationWeek Healthcare’s second annual compilation of IT executives highlights the exceptional thinkers and doers, the visionaries and the ­innovators who are moving patient care forward.

Implementation of electronic medical records, compliance and other initiatives are driving demand for the 1,172 health IT pros in our 2012 Salary Survey. While their pay has been inching up year over year--to the tune of $5,000 for staffers--these professionals' compensation still lags behind IT pros across all industries.

Grabbing federal incentive dollars and meeting pay-for-performance regs are the top issues keeping IT execs awake at night.

Healthcare organizations' top IT priorities in 2012 are focused on digitizing and managing patient information, achieving Meaningful Use, and meeting various government-related mandates and policy requirements.

Healthcare organizations' top IT priorities in 2012 are focused on digitizing and managing patient information, achieving Meaningful Use, and meeting various government-related mandates and policy requirements.

Not every application is ripe for the cloud, but these two case studies offer some insights into what does work.

Although healthcare organizations worry about getting hit with huge fines for leaked patient data, keeping such data secure isn't all that hard. But it may soon get more difficult.

Healthcare providers are incorporating BI capabilities in new ways to improve patient outcomes.

Healthcare IT salaries lag behind those of the general IT population, but the tide seems to be turning as new federal mandates and changes to health plans drive increased demand.