• 1.1 Challenges Abound
• 1.2 Primary Care Information Systems
  • 1.2.1 Interoperability
  • 1.2.2 Medical Record Keeping
  • 1.2.3 Picture Archiving and Communications System
  
  
• 1.3 Market Summary
  • 1.3.1 Market Drivers
  • 1.3.2 Market Challenges
  • 1.3.3 Market Forecasts
  
  
• 1.4 Scope and Methodology

Chapter Two: Introduction

• 2.1 Clinical Information System
  • 2.1.1 Electronic Medical Record
  • 2.1.1.1 Managed Care Impact
  • 2.1.1.2 Linear Affair
  • 2.1.1.3 Concerns over Errors
  • 2.1.2 Computerized Physician Order Entry
  • 2.1.3 Clinical Decision Support System
  • 2.1.4 Picture Archiving and Communication System
  • 2.1.5 Bar Coding
  • 2.1.6 Radio Frequency Identification
  • 2.1.7 Electronic Materials Management
  • 2.1.8 Disease Registry
  
  
• 2.2 Personalized Healthcare
  • 2.2.1 Multidimensional Data
  
  
• 2.3 PCs and Workstations
  • 2.3.1 The Wireless Factor
  
  
• 2.4 Hospital Administrators and IT
  • 2.4.1 Minimizing Expenses and Errors
  • 2.4.2 CIS Opportunities
  • 2.4.2.1 Reduction of Operating Costs
  • 2.4.2.2 Optimization of Documentation Flow
  • 2.4.2.3 Enhancing Patient Safety
  
  
• 2.5 Advantages of A National IT System
  • 2.5.1 Benefits to Care Givers
  • 2.5.2 Community-Wide Benefits
  • 2.5.3 The Patient Smart Card
  
  
• 2.6 Issues and Challenges
  • 2.6.1 The Physician Factor
  • 2.6.2 The Error Issue
  • 2.6.3 The Cost of CIS
  • 2.6.4 Selecting and Implementing Systems
  • 2.6.5 Compatibility and Technical Issues
  • 2.6.6 The Learning Curve
  • 2.6.7 Standards
  • 2.6.8 HL7
  • 2.6.9 Security
  • 2.6.10 HIPAA
  
  
• 2.7 IT Drivers
  • 2.7.1 Options for Promoting IT Use
  • Federal Efforts

Chapter Three: Markets

• 3.2 Intense Competition
• 3.3 Market Forecasts
• 3.4 The Future Marketscape

Chapter Four: Company/Vendor Profiles

• 4.1 A-1, Metro-Scheduler Inc.
• 4.2 A4 Health Systems
• 4.3 ACOM Solutions Inc.
• 4.4 Advanced SecureThink Inc.
• 4.5 Allscripts LLC
• 4.6 Amicore
• 4.7 Aquave Group Inc.
• 4.8 Axolotl Corp.
• 4.9 Cerner Corp.
• 4.10 Clinical Computing
• 4.11 Companion Technologies
• 4.12 E-MDs
• 4.13 Eclipsys Corp.
• 4.14 Emdeon Corp.
• 4.15 EMed Technologies
• 4.16 Epic Systems Corp.
• 4.17 Gateway Electronic Medical Management Systems
• 4.18 GE Healthcare
• 4.19 Greenway Medical Technologies
• 4.20 Hewlett-Packard Co.
• 4.21 Hyland Software Inc.
• 4.22 IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences
• 4.23 IDX Systems Corp.
• 4.24 iMedica Corp.
• 4.25 Interlink Networks Inc.
• 4.26 MedConnect Inc.
• 4.27 MediNotes Corp.
• 4.28 MediNous Healthcare Systems
• 4.29 Midmark Diagnostics Group
• 4.30 Misys Healthcare Systems
• 4.31 NextGen Healthcare Information Systems Inc.
• 4.32 PaperFree Medical Solutions Inc.
• 4.33 Patient Care Technology Systems
• 4.34 PatientKeeper Inc.
• 4.35 Philips Medical Systems NA
• 4.36 Physician Micro Systems Inc.
• 4.37 PowerMed Corp.
• 4.38 Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.
• 4.39 Soapware
• 4.40 Verichip Corp.
• 4.41 VisualMED Clinical Solutions Corp.

List of Exhibits

Chapter One: Executive Summary

• Exhibit 1: Summary Table U.S. Market for Hospital Care Clinical
• Information Systems 2005-2009

Chapter Two: Introduction

• Exhibit 2: Electronic Health Record Facts
• Exhibit 3: How the Healthcare Market Impedes IT Development
• Exhibit 4: Major Challenges IT Faces in the Healthcare Market
• Exhibit 5: HIPAA Objectives
• Exhibit 6: Federal Healthcare IT Initiatives

Chapter Three: Markets

• Exhibit 7: Key Healthcare Market Cost Trends
• Exhibit 8: How the Nation’s Healthcare Dollars were Spent 2003
• Exhibit 9: Annual Investment in Information Technology by Industry
• Exhibit 10: U.S. Market for Hospital Care Clinical Information Systems 2005-2009
• Exhibit 11: U.S. Market for Clinical Information Systems All Locations (Hospitals, Physician Practices, Other Care Institutions) 2005-2009
• Exhibit 12: U.S. Healthcare IT Spending by IT Area (PCs, Network Systems, Software, IT Services/Support) 2005-2009
• Exhibit 13: Current Potential in the U.S. PACS Market by Customer Type (Hospitals/Clinics, Imaging Centers, Physician Officed) Approximate Number and Dollar Potential
• Exhibit 14: Hospital-Based Computer Interfaces for Patient Care Estimated Number of Interfaces or PCs per Hospital 2005-2009