In addition to data from the HIMSS Analytics^® Database and unique insight from healthcare IT executives across the country, this year's Study includes year-over-year comparisons with information from the 2014 U.S. Telemedicine Study.  Highlights include:

• An uptick in adoption and increase in familiarity with telemedicine products and services (YOY)
• 70% of respondents reported two-way video/webcam usage, making it the most utilized telemedicine product/solution
• Detailed insight into respondents’ telemedicine/telehealth services five year outlook

Voice of Customer (VOC) insight from over 230 respondents. 60% of respondents have a formalized EHR governance structure. 63% of formalized EHR governance structures involves a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary advisory board or committee

Building upon the critical insight provided in 2015, HIMSS Analytics releases the 2016 Telemedicine Study, an Essentials Brief that highlights three years’ worth of market data focused on the adoption of telemedicine technology across the U.S. hospital market.

Actionable insights:

•  Access current telemedicine solution adoption rates and plans to purchase
• Understand vendor market share and mind share
• Get snapshot statistics for telemedicine solutions across the entire US hospital landscape

The seventh annual Ambulatory Practice Management (PM) & Electronic Health Record (EHR) Study includes year-over-year trending analysis dating back to 2009, as well as an in-depth look at the current market. 

Highlights include:

• Unique Voice of Customer (VOC) from over 700 respondents
• Over 80 percent of the ambulatory market has adopted EHR technology
• Roughly 8 percent of study respondents plan to replace their current ambulatory solution