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Top 12 Reasons Why Healthcare Providers Pay WAY TOO MUCH for IT: Increased Government Regulation

Matt Hartzman
Mar. 18,2013 |

Healthcare organizations pay an unnecessary premium for IT systems, software and services. The reasons are many; NET(net) identifies the Top 12 in our White Paper. With all the focus on reducing Healthcare costs, it may surprise you to learn that of the 30 industries we recently sampled, Healthcare organizations actually pay more for technology than any other industry. Our analysis shows Healthcare organizations pay an average 17% more than that of the other 29 industries we sampled, and 33% more than the industry with the lowest average costs (food service). In this blog series, we outline why we believe Healthcare providers pay way too ...

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Reason #11 Why Healthcare Providers Pay Way Too Much for IT: Unprecedented Change and Mandate for Business Sustainability

Matt Hartzman
Feb. 22,2013 |

Healthcare organizations pay an unnecessary premium for IT systems, software and services. The reasons are many; NET(net) identifies the Top 12 in our White Paper. With all the focus on reducing Healthcare costs, it may surprise you to learn that of the 30 industries we recently sampled, Healthcare organizations actually pay more for technology than any other industry. Our analysis shows Healthcare organizations pay an average 17% more than that of the other 29 industries we sampled, and 33% more than the industry with the lowest average costs (food service). In this blog series, we outline why we believe Healthcare providers pay way too ...

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Reason #12 Why Healthcare Providers Pay Way Too Much for IT: Healthcare IT is Oversimplified

Matt Hartzman
Jan. 21,2013 |

Healthcare organizations pay an unnecessary premium for IT systems, software and services. The reasons are many; NET(net) identifies the Top 12 in our White Paper. With all the focus on reducing Healthcare costs, it may surprise you to learn that of the 30 industries we recently sampled, Healthcare organizations actually pay more for technology than any other industry. Our analysis shows Healthcare organizations pay an average 17% more than that of the other 29 industries we sampled, and 33% more than the industry with the lowest average costs (Food Service). In the first posting of this blog series, we outline why we believe Healthcare ...

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