Home Health Care Services

Table of Contents

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

• Overview
• Home Health Care Gains Strength
  • Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Home Healthcare Market with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2015
• Growth Drivers
• Restraints
• Technological Developments
• Use of Information Technology in Home Care
• Wireless Technology for Improved Home Care

2. HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES - AN OVERVIEW

• Introduction
• Elements of Homecare Services
• Homecare Providers
• Formal Care Givers
• Nursing Professionals
• Physical Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Social Workers
• Informal Care Givers
• Services Provided Under Homecare
• Homecare Technology
• Remote Patient Monitoring System

3. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

4. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

1. THE UNITED STATES

• Overview
  • Table 2: The US Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Home Healthcare Market with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2015
• Home Health Care Industry in the US - Fast Facts
• Factors Driving Homecare Sector
• Escalating Healthcare Cost in the US
  • Table 3: US Annual Healthcare Expenditure
  • Table 4: Health Expenditure in the US by Type of Service (2007)
• Aging Population
  • Table 5: Estimated US Population Over 65 years of Age
• Challenges Faced
• Shortage of Skilled Workforce
• Review of Select Segments
• Home-based Pulmonary Care
  • Table 6: The US Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Home Respiratory Care Market with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2015
• Hospice Industry
  • Table 7: The US Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Hospice Services Market with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2015
• Home Infusion Therapy
  • Table 8: The US Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Home Infusion Therapy Market with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2015
• Home Nursing Services
  • Table 9: The US Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Home Nursing Services Market with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years 2008
• through 2015
• History of Homecare in the US
• Fragmented Home Nursing Industry
• Home Healthcare Agencies (HHAs)
  • Table 10: Market Shares of Home Healthcare Agencies in the US
• IT for Improved Home Health Care
• Licensure in the US
• In Florida
• In California
• Reimbursement

2. CANADA

• Overview
• Increase in Number of Homecare Recipients
• Homecare Vs. Institutional Healthcare
• Competition
• Competitive Factors
• Hospice Palliative Home Care Services
• Reimbursement Facilities

3. JAPAN

• Home Health Care Services Industry
  • Table 11: Estimated Japanese Population by Age (2010 - 2050) (In Millions)

4. EUROPE

• Overview
• History of Home Care in Europe
• Factors Driving HHC Market
• Social Changes
• Technological Advancements
• Demographic Changes
  • Table 12: Population Trends for 65+ and 0-14 Year Age Groups as Proportion of Population for Years 2010-2050 (in %)
• Epidemiological Changes
• Home Care Service Providers
• Formal Care Givers
• Informal Care Givers
• Policy Related Issues for Effective Home Care Service
• Funding in European Home Health Care Market
• Funding Mechanism in European HHC Market
• Approach of Various Countries
• Role of Home Care Technology
• Hurdles in Diffusion of Technology
• 4a. GERMANY
• 4b. UNITED KINGDOM
• Regulation of Homecare Agencies
• 4c. DENMARK

5. INDIA

• Overview
• Indian Market - Fast Facts
• Homecare - A Cost Effective and Convenient Option
• Limitations in the Indian Home Health Care Market
• High-Cost
• Distribution Challenges
• Unorganized Sector
• Lack of Awareness
• Growth Potential

6. BRAZIL

• Overview
• Growth Drivers
• Aging Population
• Private Sector Plays a Major Role

GLOBAL DIRECTORY