Survey Says: Advanced Clinical Applications

How does your facility compare with other MEDITECH facilities regarding the implementation of advanced clinical applications?

We conducted a survey of over 200 MEDITECH facilities to learn just that. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in this survey, and we hope the results are helpful to all of you curious-minded creatures.

Results are reported as a percentage of total respondents.

What are your implementation plans for advanced clinical applications?

53% Currently implementing or have implemented
23% Implementing within next 12 months
35% Part of 3-year Strategic Plan
4% No current plans to implement

What applications have you or do you plan to implement?

77% Medication Administration Record
85% Bedside Medication Verification
62% CPOE
77% Clinical Documentation
69% EMR/EHR

Who is your implementation team comprised of?

69% Project Manager
96% IT Staff
92% Nursing Staff
73% Physicians
27% Consultants

What are your reasons for implementing?

58% In the Strategic Plan
11% Demonstrated ROI
77% Increased Patient Safety
80% Improved Quality of Care
35% Enhanced Productivity

What are your reasons for not implementing?

27% Cost
4% Lack of Perceived Benefit
19% Insufficient or Inexperienced Staff
19% Absence of Executive Support
4% Other: Time/Resources

What obstacle or barriers are your encountering?

8% Executive Buy-In
19% Technology Selection
19% Inadequate Training
42% User Acceptance & Adoption
4% Other:Time/Resources

If there's a specific survey you'd like to see in future newsletters, please send us your ideas and we'll try to conduct a survey to include in an upcoming issue.