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Western Europe Healthcare Sector 2007 Top 10 PredictionsProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: IDC Published: February 2007 Product Code: R104-35652 Description
This Health Industry Insights report presents our top 10 predictions for the Western European healthcare sector for 2007. It addresses key issues, conditions, and challenges that healthcare executives and organizations must address as they perform their roles and responsibilities in information technology strategic planning, investment decision-making, and technology program delivery. It also provides guidance for those global and local ICT vendors that will provide products and services in support of healthcare modernization. "The development of a healthcare service based on patient centrality in a network of providers is increasing the information dependency of the healthcare sector. Such a model requires access to, and availability of, patients' health information from any place, at any time for the development of an information-based medicine model based on complete data and sound analytics," said Massimiliano Claps, program manager for Health Industry Insights. Table of Contents
Table of ContentsPredictions In This Report Industry Definition Situation Overview Demographic and Technology Changes are Reshaping Healthcare Future Outlook Predictions Prediction #1: Primary and Community Care Will be the Intermediate Step Toward Full Personalization of Care Prediction #2: Regional Health Information Networks Will Open the Path for National Electronic Health Records Prediction #3: Wider Agreement on Standard Architectures Will Support Data Sharing Prediction #4: Compliance and Accountability Requirements Will Drive Investment in Data Collection and Analysis Tools for Risk Management Prediction #5: Privacy Protection Requirements Will Drive Investments in IT Security Prediction #6: Healthcare Providers Will Adopt Lean Approaches Prediction #7: RFID Technologies Will be Strategic for the Implementation of Lean Healthcare Supply Chain Prediction #8: Mobile and Wireless Technologies Will Drive Better Services at the Point of Care Prediction #9: Lump Sum Payments Will be Substituted to Encourage More Efficient Service Delivery Prediction #10: The Healthcare Sector Will be the Fastest Growing Industry in Terms of IT Spending in Western Europe Essential Guidance Actions to Consider For Healthcare Executives For Information Technology Vendors Learn More Related Research Synopsis |
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