To achieve distributed care that improves patient access, healthcare informatics leaders surveyed said they are working with a range of external organizations including diagnostic imaging/screening centers (36%), health technology companies (31%) and retailers/pharmacies (27%). Other organizations they plan to partner with three years from now include IT or data providers (29%), emergency medical centers (28%), and educational institutions (25%). When it comes to the environmental sustainability of new care delivery models, Informatics leaders reported a lack of specific regulation (42%), a lack of standardization across the healthcare industry and a lack of means of measuring improvement/success (both 38%) as challenges that need to be addressed. To overcome these challenges, healthcare informatics leaders responded their hospitals are creating a business case (39%), sharing best practices (39%), and working with or consulting third parties (39%) to help overcome barriers in addressing environmental sustainability.
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