EU: key spending priorities in hospitals across the UK, Germany, and France

In 2019, the key spending priorities of European hospitals were electronic health records (EHR) systems, infrastructures, and capital medical equipment. According to this survey, EHR was the key area of investment for hospitals in Germany or the UK. In France, the priority for hospital spending was also focused on patient IT systems.

Key investment areas of European hospitals in the next five years in 2019, by country

Characteristic	EHR	Infrastructure**	Medical capital equipment***	Patient administration system	Patient IT system
UK	94%	78%	62%	43%	51%
Germany	96%	95%	56%	36%	22%
France	77%	61%	54%	61%	72%

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September 2020

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Region

France, Germany, United Kingdom

Survey time period

2019

Special properties

Respondents in over 300 public and private sector hospitals

Supplementary notes

For each need, at least 60 percent of respondents in one of the three countries expect an increase.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How important are each of the following strategic priorities for your hospital over the next five years?" The importance of each need was indicated on a scale of 1 to 7.
*includes telehealth, health IT, new or existing facilities. This was defined only as infrastructure in France
**multiuse equipment used on several patients (France defines this as heavy medical equipment).

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