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Essentials Brief: 2016 Security - Biometrics Study
Published December 6, 2016

The 2016 Essentials Brief: Security Study – Biometrics offers insight from 90 CTOs, CIOs, CISOs and VPs and Managers of IT on their current approach toward biometric solutions.  Additional insight is provided through data from HIMSS Analytics LOGIC™, the most comprehensive and intuitive global market intelligence tool in healthcare IT.  LOGIC provides adoption rates on specific security technologies which could help provide clarity on the healthcare security marketplace.

Highlights of the 2016 study include:

  • Current and future adoption of biometric solutions
  • Vendor snapshot for specific biometric solution platforms
  • Study respondent drivers around biometric solutions
  • Insight into next generation security solutions, such as Direct Secure Messaging (DSM), Next Generation Fire Walls and Blockchain

MORE RESEARCH REPORTS

Voice of Customer (VOC) insight from over 400 respondents. Approximately 46% of respondents utilize up to four telemedicine solutions within their organization. Two-way video/webcam is the most widely used telemedicine solution (57.8%) and most widely considered (67.1%) for those making a telemedicine investment.

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

View our Essentials Briefs Research Agenda with salient topics across healthcare