By Mike Miliard, Managing Editor of Health Care IT News

 

The 2012 U.S. Laboratory Information System (LIS) Study is the latest in a series of studies evaluating  the HITECH Act's impact on EHR adoption, HIE growth and other health IT usage. The report polled 290 hospitals on the market opportunity, vendor mind share and vendor market share across the U.S.

Forty-seven percent of respondents said efficiency improvements were their primary reasons for investing in an LIS.