The CCM, which is run jointly by UPMC, Nokia and GE Healthcare, partnered with The Academy for the new survey, polling tech execs (CIOs, CMIOs, CNIOs) to get a sense of the the state of the industry: the challenges that exist, and how C-suite leaders will be tackling them in the year ahead.While it continues to be a top area of spending and development, cybersecurity breaches still cause “reputational and financial harm” to even large organizations. The survey finds only 20 percent of respondents are confident about being able to recover from a security breach. Executives say education and training are the biggest weak points; a concern that will only grow as IoT and connectivity demands increase.Telehealth also appears to be a bit priority in 2018. Respondents to the CCM survey “unanimously anticipate growth in the next three years as reimbursement increases and consumer demand picks up.” Many systems let outside contractors provide the systems while utilizing their own physicians- meaning integration and ease of use are key.

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