The pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation efforts of US health systems, which is in turn paving the way for smart hospitals across the country. The healthcare industry is notoriously slow to execute digital transformation strategies, but that all changed when the pandemic hit.
COVID-19 disruptions forced nearly every hospital and health system to ramp up digitization at scale, both in the US and abroad. The majority (81%) of healthcare executives worldwide said the pace of their organization's digital transformation was accelerating, per the Accenture study. Meanwhile, 60% of C-level healthcare executives in the US said their organization was adding new digital projects as a result of the pandemic, according to a January 2021 BDO USA survey conducted by the Rabin Research Company.
A common misconception within the industry is that the very deployment of digital solutions makes a hospital smart. For instance, Newsweek and Statista placed 15 US hospitals in their top 20 list of the world's best smart hospitals in 2021. Mayo Clinic, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and The Mount Sinai Hospital topped the list. While they may be the smartest hospitals at the moment, there are...
 | Report Preview  * This chart and data were pulled from The Smart Hospitals Report by Insider Intelligence. Purchase the report below for $995 for immediate access. | | | The pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation efforts of US health systems, which is in turn paving the way for smart hospitals across the country. The healthcare industry is notoriously slow to execute digital transformation strategies, but that all changed when the pandemic hit.
COVID-19 disruptions forced nearly every hospital and health system to ramp up digitization at scale, both in the US and abroad. The majority (81%) of healthcare executives worldwide said the pace of their organization's digital transformation was accelerating, per the Accenture study. Meanwhile, 60% of C-level healthcare executives in the US said their organization was adding new digital projects as a result of the pandemic, according to a January 2021 BDO USA survey conducted by the Rabin Research Company.
A common misconception within the industry is that the very deployment of digital solutions makes a hospital smart. For instance, Newsweek and Statista placed 15 US hospitals in their top 20 list of the world's best smart hospitals in 2021. Mayo Clinic, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and The Mount Sinai Hospital topped the list. While they may be the smartest hospitals at the moment, there are... | | | Other Related Reports |  The coronavirus pandemic has catalyzed a greater need for remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools, spurred on by their ability to enable... ACCESS FULL REPORT |  Digital therapeutics (DTx) were gaining popularity as tools to help slash the US' $3 trillion annual spending on chronic disease, and the pandemic has... ACCESS FULL REPORT | | |  To learn more about Insider Intelligence and our Health coverage, click below and fill out the form, and a member of our team will be in touch with you. | | | | |
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