Canadian Healthcare: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Business and IT Priorities 2007

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • IDC Definitions
    • Healthcare
    • Acute Care
    • Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care
    • Primary Care
• Situation Overview
• Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Providers' Key Priorities in the Healthcare Industry
• Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Providers' Top Healthcare Priority
• Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Providers' Barriers to Effectively Linking Outpatient Care into an Integrated Model
• Table: Overview of Types of Paid Care Providers in the Home Care Sector
• Figure: Biggest Challenges Facing the Home Care/Outpatient Delivery System
• Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Providers' Most Critical Business Investments
• Figure: Most Significant Barriers to Implementing IT Solutions in Home/Outpatient Care Facilities
  • Diversity in Size and Type of Facility Has a Significant Impact on Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care IT Investment
    • Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Providers' Total ICT Budget for 2006
    • Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Providers' Distribution of 2006 ICT Budget (Mean Summary)
    • Figure: Stage of IT Systems Implementation/Funding Cycle in Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Facilities
• Future Outlook
  • Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Executives See System Improvements
  • Figure: Improvements to Home/Outpatient Care Facility Desired in the Next Year
  • Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Providers' Importance of ICT Investments to Reaching 2007 Business Objectives
  • Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Providers' Perception of Technologies' Impact on Increasing Operational Efficiency (Mean Summary)
  • Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Providers' Rating of Contributions to Improved Quality of Patient Care
  • Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Providers' Estimated ICT Budget Distribution for 2007
  • Figure: Stage of IT Projects Implementation/Funding Cycle in Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Facilities over the Next 12-18 Months
  • Figure: Home/Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Facilities IT Projects for Which There Are No Plans over the Next 12-18 Months
• Essential Guidance
  • ICT Vendors Must Demonstrate and Deliver Value
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis