Western Europe Healthcare Sector 2008 Top 10 Predictions

Publication Date	February 2008
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	13
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC04137

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Summary

This Health Industry Insights report presents our top 10 predictions for the Western European healthcare sector for 2008. 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.

"Healthcare executives need to set up business incentives, processes, and information technology ? especially electronic health records ? tools to encourage and enable exchange of patient clinical data across secondary and primary care providers,"said Silvia Piai, senior research analyst of Health Industry Insights, and Jan Duffy, research manager of Health Industry Insights.

Content

Predictions
In This Report
- Industry Definition
Situation Overview
- The New Healthcare Paradigm is Leading the Changeover in Service Delivery
Future Outlook
- Prediction #1: Investment in EHR/EMR Will Continue to Grow in 2008
  - Drivers
  - Predictions
- Prediction #2: Patient Safety Will Drive CIS Enhancement
  - Drivers
  - Prediction
- Prediction #3: Use of Wireless/Mobile Technologies Will Increase
  - Drivers
  - Predictions
- Prediction #4: Sensors Will Start to Make Sense
  - Drivers
  - Prediction
- Prediction #5: SOA a Pragmatic Replacement for Standards
  - Driver
  - Prediction
- Prediction #6: Business Intelligence Will Address Performance Management Data Requirements
  - Driver
  - Prediction
- Prediction #7: Health 2.0 Will Affect Consumer Interaction with Healthcare System
  - Drivers
  - Predictions
- Prediction #8: Health and Wellness Will Spur Investments
  - Driver
  - Prediction
- Prediction #9: Focus on Delivering Care Across the Healthcare Continuum Will Grow
  - Prediction
- Prediction #10: Clinical and Non-Clinical Solutions Will Continue to Blur
  - Driver
  - Prediction
Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
  - For Healthcare Executives
  - For Information Technology Vendors
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- Related Research
- Synopsis