Western Europe Healthcare Sector 2007 Top 10 Predictions

Publication Date	February 2007
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	12
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC05185

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Summary

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.

Content

Predictions
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
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