[May 17, 2013] HIMSS Analytics Essentials: Strong Growth in Bed Management IT Applications Tweet (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CHICAGO, May 16 -- The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society issued the following news release: Bed management software applications, which are used to manage the use of beds in the hospital, present as a "hot" market for vendors and providers to watch, according to data from the recently released HIMSS Analytics Essentials of the US Hospital IT Market, Spring 2013 edition. With its focus on the IT applications used in U.S. hospitals to support operational-related functions, such as contract management, benefits administration and materials management, bed management applications reflected a five-year historical growth rate far exceeding the growth rate of all other applications profiled in the Spring 2013 edition. Coupled with its relatively low market penetration level, the data from the Essentials report suggest opportunities for vendors in this market are quite attractive. According to the HIMSS Analytics definition, the bed management application "tracks when beds are available and creates notifications to cleaning staff to prepare the bed for the next patient, and then notifies registration/administration when the bed/room has been cleaned and is available for the next patient." Thus, this integrated application can help streamline work flow and increase patient satisfaction because the organization can better track availability and location of beds. "As hospital administrators grapple with ways to maximize limited resources, bed management applications are a logical answer for many facilities looking at ways to improve the flow of inpatients throughout their facility," says Lorren Pettit, MS, MBA, Vice President, Research, HIMSS Analytics Using data from the HIMSS Analytics Database(TM), the report profiles 24 applications, covering five operational categories: * General Financial Applications; * Financial Decision Support Applications; * Human Resources Applications; * Supply Chain Management Applications; and * Revenue Cycle Management Applications. As an example of the data presented, the report looks at how the 24 applications appear to "clump" together in three distinct groupings of the 24 applications: saturated, matured or maturing, and their frequency of installation at the more than 5,000 U.S. hospitals tracked by HIMSS Analytics. Contact Amy Bergau at [email protected] for more information on purchasing the HIMSS Analytics Essentials, Spring 2013 Edition, and for a copy of the Executive Summary. Visit the HIMSS Analytics website for more information. About HIMSS Analytics HIMSS Analytics is a wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). The company collects and analyzes healthcare information related to IT processes and environments, products, IS department composition and costs, IS department management metrics, healthcare trends and purchase-related decisions. HIMSS Analytics delivers high quality products, services and analytical expertise to healthcare delivery organizations, healthcare IT companies, state governments, financial companies, pharmaceutical companies, and consulting firms. Visit www.himssanalytics.org for more information. TNS RadHar67-130517-mv45-4351600 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]