Overview 1 Catalyst 1 Summary 1 IT SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE 5 Extent to which healthcare providers currently have or use IT systems management solutions 5 Healthcare providers that are considering investment in IT systems management solutions in the next 6 months 7 Healthcare providers that are considering investment in IT systems management solutions in 6 months to 2 years time 9 Healthcare providers’ preferred approach to buying IT systems management solutions 11 Size of investment in single biggest IT project in budget year 2006 13 Area of investment for single biggest IT project in budget year 2006 15 Technologies that healthcare providers are currently outsourcing 17 Technologies that healthcare providers are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 19 Technologies that healthcare providers are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 1 year’s time 21 APPENDIX 23 Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 23 Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 25 Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 27 Further reading 29 Ask the analyst 29
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Extent to which healthcare providers currently have or use IT systems management solutions 5 Figure 2: Healthcare providers that are considering investment in IT systems management solutions in the next 6 months 7 Figure 3: Healthcare providers that are considering investment in IT systems management solutions in 6 months to 2 years time 9 Figure 4: Healthcare providers’ preferred approach to buying IT systems management solutions 11 Figure 5: Size of investment in single biggest IT project in budget year 2006 13 Figure 6: Area of investment for single biggest IT project in budget year 2006 15 Figure 7: Technologies that healthcare providers are currently outsourcing 17 Figure 8: Technologies that healthcare providers are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 19 Figure 9: Technologies that healthcare providers are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 1 year’s time 21 Figure 10: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 23 Figure 11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 25 Figure 12: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 27
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Extent to which healthcare providers currently have or use IT systems management solutions 6 Table 2: Healthcare providers that are considering investment in IT systems management solutions in the next 6 months 8 Table 3: Healthcare providers that are considering investment in IT systems management solutions in 6 months to 2 years time 10 Table 4: Healthcare providers’ preferred approach to buying IT systems management solutions 12 Table 5: Size of investment in single biggest IT project in budget year 2006 14 Table 6: Area of investment for single biggest IT project in budget year 2006 16 Table 7: Technologies that healthcare providers are currently outsourcing 18 Table 8: Technologies that healthcare providers are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 20 Table 9: Technologies that healthcare providers are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 1 year’s time 22 Table 10: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 24 Table 11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 26 Table 12: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 28
