Abstract
Wireless technologies and healthcare are a perfect fit. The clinical
environment is a highly mobile one, and physicians, nurses and other clinical
operators have a real need for fast information and action. With a record of
successful implementations across aspects of healthcare from patient care to
sales, wireless technologies have moved from conjecture to reality. Hospitals
are dedicating large portions of current and future budgets to IT development
and wireless is likely to be among their choices. Given these trends, Kalorama
expects the 1.7 billion dollar wireless healthcare market to grow to four
times its current size by the end of the decade.
Kalorama' s Wireless Opportunities in Healthcare is your guide to the nascent
market for wireless healthcare applications in the United States and globally.
This report contains explanations that cut through the confusion surrounding
these technologies and provide readers with a total picture of wireless in
healthcare. The report provides today' s market figures and realistic
projections for future revenues based on consideration of data and extensive
interviews with industry experts. Looking at several detailed case studies,
the report shows how wireless is already being used by major healthcare
companies across a wide variety of applications, including:
- Formal Healthcare Facilities (Hospitals, Nursing Homes, etc.)
- Homecare and Tele-health
- Pharmaceutical Research (Clinical Drug Trials)
- Pharmaceutical Sales Force Management
- Physician Offices
- Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
The report details the early companies in this field - and why there is an
opportunity for new competitors who move fast. It discusses the currently
implemented technologies and the technologies to watch that in four years,
will gain impressive market share. Finally, it describes the trends that will
push market expansion and reduction of cost of these devices.
The healthcare applications and marketplace for the following technologies are discussed in detail:
- Bluetooth,
- Zigbee,
- RFID
- UWB
- Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN),
- Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMAN)
- Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN).
Wireless technologies have immense potential to cast a major impact on the
healthcare industry. The application of wireless technologies in healthcare
can lead to improvement in the patient care, cost savings, streamlined
processes, regulatory compliance and a number of other benefits. For making
decisions at the point of action, doctors, nurses, clinicians, pharmacists and
sales people alike, need real-time access to data for enhancing the
decision-making process. With the use of wireless technologies, healthcare
personnel can enhance and streamline their decision-making processes. Some
other applications of wireless technologies in healthcare are remote patient
monitoring, e-clinical trials, e-prescription and asset management and
tracking. Wireless Opportunities in Healthcare will discuss in detail the role
of these technologies in these healthcare settings:
A truly global report, Wireless Opportunities in Healthcare will look at the
wide-open opportunities available in the European Union and at Asian markets,
but acknowledges the role of the United States as the leader in this field and
the market to watch.
Kalorama' s unique and thorough research process provides an exhaustive
analysis of this evolving market. Information was gathered using both primary
and secondary research including comprehensive research of secondary sources
such as company literature, databases, investment reports, and medical and
business journals. For the purpose of this study, Kalorama Information
conducted telephone and email interviews with key industry officials,
consultants, health care providers, and government personnel. These sources
were the primary basis in gathering information specifically relating to
revenue and market share data presented in this report. Specific interviews
with wireless technology company representatives included marketing directors,
division managers, and product development representatives.
In addition to superior coverage of the overall wireless healthcare market,
ind-depth company profiles are included for the following wireless
technology companies:
- Cisco
- Extreme Networks
- Nortel Networks
- Symbol Technologies
- Terrabeam
- Cerner
- Eclipsys
- McKesson
- Quadra Med
- Sybase
- Cardinal Health
- Datascope
- GE Healthcare
- Phillips Data Systems
- Siemens
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