Stoltenberg Consulting’s Health IT Industry Outlook Survey reveals hospital CIO plans amid IT talent strain

“With ongoing resource strain, hospital CIOs are seeking flexible IT support programs to curb continuous onboarding cycles, ease pressure on existing staff for priority IT initiatives, and speed up issue resolution to quickly return clinicians to patient care.” According to the 10th annual Health IT Industry Outlook Survey conducted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc., a leading healthcare information technology consulting firm, “retaining and budgeting for qualified IT resources” looms as hospitals and health systems’ most significant operational burden related to IT. Stoltenberg Consulting surveyed healthcare CIOs all members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) through a virtual survey. FlexSourcing, Stoltenberg Consulting’s three-time Best in KLAS Partial IT Outsourcing program, delivers day-one ROI through a versatile, certified health IT support workforce including Tier 1+ help desk services that can scale up at any time.