Healthcare Technology is a thought leadership initiative that examines and promotes the huge range of technology solutions now available to the healthcare industry. The current volume highlights the industry’s migration to a more patient-centric system in which our electronic health records (EHRs) are shared universally. The project, produced in association with Accenture and published by Montgomery Research, provides thought-provoking information directed at top-level management.

Healthcare Technology consists of a boardroom-quality book and a dynamic Web portal. Utilized as a decision-support tool, this project uncovers issues and trends so that senior executives can evaluate technology to make informed choices. In addition to overall strategy, the edition discusses the pay-for-performance concept; the ongoing development of a mobile Web for physicians; the benefits of high performance to payer success; and the concept of “pervasive healthcare” - the real-time, remote monitoring of chronic health conditions.

These white papers and solution provider profiles are a collection of viewpoints on the practices, tools, technologies, and trends that affect healthcare today. The report explores the goals and objectives of EHR development, benefits and risks, financial and legislative issues, and impact on clinical practice. In addition to celebrating successes and progress in healthcare IT, the authors in this edition realistically assess ongoing pitfalls, lagging adopters, failed technologies - and discover some pleasant surprises along the way.