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6 Predictions for How Health IT Will Impact Healthcare in 2014

by Fred Pennic 11/12/2013 1 Comment

Practice Fusion names six predictions for how health IT will impact healthcare in 2014 and what they might mean looking forward next year. 

As the digital health industry is gearing up for the upcoming Digital Health conference in NYC this week, Practice Fusion, the largest and fastest-growing healthcare platform, has released six key predictions on how IT will impact healthcare in 2014.

With the increasing difficulty for providers to meet Meaningful Use stage 2 requirements centered on patient engagement, 2014 will be a big year of disruption in the health IT industry.

Practice Fusion’s key predictions for 2014 include:

1. Health IT incentives are here to stay

The Meaningful Use program incentivizing doctors and hospitals to use electronic health records (EHR) technology to improve care has already paid out billions for successful implementations. Requirements will grow tougher in 2014, not just for providers but also for vendors who may not be able to upgrade their products in time.

2. Many practices will switch their EHR solutions

As many EHR vendors struggle to meet Meaningful Use requirements and keep medical professionals satisfied with their solutions, the next year will see competition and consolidation across the market. One in three practices are already dissatisfied with their existing EHR, half of whom plan to switch in the next year. Among current Practice Fusion providers, one in four say they have switched from other EHRs.

3. Health care will become more networked

Meaningful Use requirements demand that EHRs interface with labs, imaging centers, referrals and patients. For small practices maintaining their independence from hospitals, this will help give them the resources they need to thrive.

4. Billing will be easier in the cloud with ICD-10

With new billing code changes from ICD-9 to ICD-10 causing anxiety for providers, those equipped with flexible cloud-based systems will have more resources to make the change than those on paper or legacy EHR systems.

5. EMRs will power accountable care

A majority of doctors are now using EHR systems in their practices. The next few years will see those EHRs grow into more powerful clinical tools that will assist providers in improving outcomes. Cloud-based EHR vendors will be able to make these changes more rapidly.

6. Independent practices will emerge as the vanguard of innovation

With smaller teams and the ability to provide services like online housecalls, independent providers will soon be able to take advantage of lower-cost EHRs to provide more flexible, efficient services to patients.

“We’re just seeing the start of how EHR will revolutionize the healthcare space. We anticipate that the hundreds of vendors in the space will consolidate to just dozens over the next year, resulting in tremendous opportunity to follow, ” said Ryan Howard, CEO of Practice Fusion in the announcement.

Featured image credit: DaveLawler via cc

 

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