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2008 Trends to Watch: Healthcare Technology - This brief examines the most important issues facing healthcare organizations in 2008 and identifies key trends in healthcare technology investment.
Product Code: bftc1893
Publication Date: 31-Jan-2008
Overview
Introduction
Technology markets are changing fast. This brief identifies and tracks the key forces shaping your business. Datamonitor's healthcare technology analyst will outline the main business priorities in your market, explain which trends will have the biggest impact and highlight technologies that healthcare organizations are most likely to invest in this year.
Scope
· An overview of challenges facing healthcare organizations in 2008
· Datamonitor's view of the technology priorities of providers and payers
· Strategies to help vendors in the healthcare technology market
Highlights
Datamonitor believes improving quality of care will be a top of mind priority for healthcare organizations in 2008
Providers will continue to invest in clinical and administrative applications
Interoperable solutions will be more important than ever in healthcare
Reasons to Purchase
· Learn about the top trends in healthcare in 2008
· Gain insight into the technology areas healthcare organizations are investing in
· Identify strategies for expanding business opportunities in healthcare
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DATAMONITOR VIEW |
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CATALYST |
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SUMMARY |
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ANALYSIS |
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Patients, and governments, are expecting a higher standard of care |
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Quality of care from a patient-centric view requires better healthcare management |
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Standardization will increase the quality of care of entire populations |
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Limited access to care is an increasing concern for healthcare systems |
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A growing, changing population needs more healthcare |
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The unsuccessful recruitment and retention of providers will result in a continued shortage |
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Individual costs of healthcare are high and discourage patients from getting the care they need |
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Sustainability of healthcare systems is a problem for all |
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Technology priorities in healthcare directly align with quality, access and cost |
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End users will continue to focus on investing in administrative and clinical applications |
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Healthcare organizations are interested in aspects of advanced healthcare technology |
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Interoperability will be increasingly important to payers and providers |
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ACTIONS |
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Vendors should demonstrate that their solutions will improve quality, access and cost |
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Healthcare technology solutions must be interoperable |
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Intuitive, reliable and affordable technology will be preferred over complex solutions |
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APPENDIX |
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Abbreviations |
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Methodology |
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Further reading |
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Ask the analyst |
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Datamonitor consulting |
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Disclaimer |
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List of Figures |
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Figure 1: Expected age distribution of France and India in 2008 |
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Figure 2: Total Healthcare IT Spending 2006-11 |
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Figure 3: Many opportunities exist in the EHR market |
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