2013 prognosticating for health IT

Donna Cusano

Getting an early jump on it, Information Week forecasts five that will not be all that surprising to our readers: mobile health (professionals loving their tablets and consumer apps and real telehealth, although the writer doubts the stickiness of many health apps), PHRs that connect to EHRs (the only way PHRs can justify their existence), telemedicine video consults (again), EHR vendors shaking out (finally) and clinical analytics (lots of opportunities for informatics people). 5 Trends Will Reshape Health IT In 2013