Information technology (IT) in healthcare

Statistics report on information technology (IT) in healthcare

Information technology (IT) in healthcare

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about information technology (IT) in healthcare. The role of IT in healthcare has been increasingly important in recent years as the technology is used to manage health-related information. Included within this report are chapters focused on the situations in North America and Europe, e-prescriptions, and a detailed look at cybersecurity issues that arise from the increased usage of IT in healthcare.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Total EHR market size forecast worldwide 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic Projected growth in global healthcare data volume 2020
  • Basic Statistic Proportion of primary care physicians using EMRs in their practice 2019, by country
  • Premium Statistic Smart hospital: market value of electronic health records 2018-2026
  • Premium Statistic Young health professionals' issues with digital patient data 2020
  • Premium Statistic Most beneficial digital technologies in future according to young health workers 2020
  • Premium Statistic Resources for aiding young health professionals using digital patient data 2020

North American overview

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  • Basic Statistic Office-based U.S. physicians with EMR/EHR systems 2001-2021
  • Basic Statistic Top U.S. states by ownership of any EHR system among office-based physicians 2017
  • Basic Statistic U.S. physician EHR capability to identify patients for care 2017, by practice size
  • Basic Statistic U.S. physician EHR capability to identify patients for care 2017, by specialty
  • Basic Statistic Market share of the leading ambulatory EHR vendors in the U.S. as of May 2019
  • Premium Statistic Share of health organizations able to remotely access select data U.S. 2018-2019
  • Basic Statistic Electronic access to personal health information Canada 2018 and 2019
  • Premium Statistic Electronic access to personal health information in Canada 2018-2019, by type

European overview

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  • Premium Statistic Share of doctors using electronic health records in Europe 2020
  • Premium Statistic Current eHealth priorities for healthcare providers in Europe 2021
  • Premium Statistic Current eHealth challenges for healthcare providers in Europe 2021
  • Premium Statistic Views on the biggest future eHealth trends in Europe in 2019
  • Premium Statistic eHealth priorities for European health facilities in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Future eHealth trends for European health facilities in 2019

E-prescriptions

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  • Premium Statistic Number of e-prescriptions in the United States 2013-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of e-prescriptions for controlled substances in the United States 2013-2023
  • Basic Statistic Rate of e-prescribing in the United States 2017-2021
  • Premium Statistic Electronic prescription renewal request access in Canada 2018 and 2019
  • Basic Statistic Prescription obtainment in Canada in 2019, by prescriber
  • Premium Statistic Share of e-prescriptions for pharmaceuticals in Norway 2012-2023
  • Basic Statistic Most popular form of e-prescription during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 2020
  • Basic Statistic Opinion on the purchase in online pharmacies in Poland 2020

Data breaches

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  • Premium Statistic Biggest healthcare data breaches in the U.S. in 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of health data records exposed in data breaches 2009-H1 2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of entities involved in U.S. healthcare data breaches 2009-2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. health data breaches caused by hacking 2014 - H1 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. health data breach investigations by date of reported breach 2020
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: countries with most web attacks in pharma & healthcare 2019

Cyber security

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  • Premium Statistic Change in cyber security budget in U.S. healthcare organizations 2020-2021
  • Basic Statistic Cyber security incidents experienced in healthcare organizations in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Impact of cyber security incidents in healthcare organizations in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Targets of cyber security incidents in healthcare organizations in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Patient safety issues due to cyber security incidents in healthcare in the U.S. 2021
  • Basic Statistic Components of cyber security risk assessments in healthcare organizations U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Cybersecurity budget change in healthcare organizations U.S. 2022-2023
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