TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Healthcare Industry
• Wireless Industry
• Wireless in Healthcare
• Definition and Scope of Study
• Application of Wireless Technologies in Healthcare
• Key Wireless Technologies
• Market Overview
• Market for Wireless Technologies in Healthcare
• Competitive Landscape
• Network Infrastructure Providers
• Software Providers
• Medical Device Manufacturers
• Regulatory Environment
• Conclusions and Future Outlook
• First Conclusion
• Second Conclusion
• Third Conclusion
• Fourth Conclusion
• Fifth Conclusion

CHAPTER TWO: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

• Healthcare Industry
• Worldwide Healthcare Market
• Information Technology (IT) Market in Healthcare
• Trends
• Challenges
• Industry Adoption of Wireless Technologies
• Hospitals
• Number of Hospitals
• Technology Adoption in Hospitals
• The Most Wireless Hospitals
• Physicians
• Number of Physicians
• Technology Adoption by Physicians
• Nursing Homes
• Technology Adoption by Nursing Homes
• Pharmacies
• Technology Adoption by Pharmacies
• Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
• Technology Adoption by Laboratories
• Life Insurance Carriers
• Technology Adoption by Life/Health Insurance Carriers
• Wireless Industry
• Trends
• Challenges
• Wireless in Healthcare
• US - The Best Market for Wireless Technologies in Healthcare
• Trends
• Challenges
• Definition and Scope of Study
• Electronic Medical Records
• Regulatory Bodies and Societies
• United States Department of Health and Human Services
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Health Level Seven
• Federal Communication Commission
• Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
• Health Industry Business Communications Council
• Industry Initiatives
• Need for Regulation
• Defining the Network Security Policy for Health Organizations
• Planning the Policy
• E-mail Access
• Content Filtering
• Virtual Private Networks
• Implementing the Policy
• Using the Policy

CHAPTER THREE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR WIRELESS APPLICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE

• Introduction
• Key Benefits
• Healthcare Industry Segmentation for Wireless Applications
• Healthcare Service Providers
• Applications of Wireless Technologies for Healthcare Service Providers Segment
• Pharmaceuticals
• Application of Wireless Technologies for the Pharmaceuticals Segment
• Health Plan Providers
• Applications of Wireless Technologies for Health Plan Providers Segment
• Key Application
• Remote Patient Monitoring
• Market Overview
• Clinical Drug Trial
• Market Overview
• E-Prescription
• Market Overview
• Patient/Asset Tracking
• Market Overview
• Pharmaceutical Sales Force
• Market Overview

CHAPTER FOUR: KEY WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES

• Data Transmission Session
• Wireless Operating Systems, Languages, and Protocol
• Wireless Networking Technologies
• Wireless Personal Area Network - Bluetooth
  • Market Overview
  • Benefits of Bluetooth in Healthcare
  • Applications of Bluetooth in Healthcare
• Issues with Bluetooth Adoption in Healthcare
• Wireless Personal Area Network - RFID
• Market Overview
• Benefits of RFID in Healthcare
• Applications of RFID in Healthcare
• Issues with RFID Adoption in Healthcare
• Wireless Personal Area Network - Zigbee
• Market Overview
• Benefits of Zigbee in Healthcare
• Applications of Zigbee in Healthcare
• Issues with Zigbee Adoption in Healthcare
• Wireless Personal Area Network - UWB
• Market Overview
• Benefits of UWB in Healthcare
• Applications of UWB in Healthcare
• Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
• Market Overview
• Benefits of WLAN in Healthcare
• Applications of WLAN in Healthcare
• Issues with WLAN Adoption in Healthcare
• Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WMAN)
• Market Overview
• Benefits of WMAN in Healthcare
• Applications of WMAN in Healthcare
• Issues with WMAN Adoption in Healthcare
• Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
• Market Overview
• Benefits of WWAN in Healthcare
• Applications of WWAN in Healthcare
• Issues with WWAN Adoption in Healthcare

CHAPTER FIVE: IMPLEMENTING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTHCARE

• Wireless Infrastructure for Healthcare
• Planning for Wireless Infrastructure Deployment
• Initiation and Execution of a Wireless Deployment Project
• Cost of Implementation of Infrastructure
• Cases of Wireless Implementation Costs
• Return-on-Investment Period

CHAPTER SIX: MARKET OVERVIEW OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTHCARE

• Market Definition
• Market Size
• The US Wireless Market in Healthcare
• Technology-wise Market Break-out
• WPAN - Bluetooth Market in Healthcare
• WPAN - RFID Market in Healthcare
• WPAN - Zigbee Market in Healthcare
• WPAN - UWB Market in Healthcare
• WLAN Market in Healthcare
• WMAN Market in Healthcare
• WWAN Market in Healthcare
• Technology Adoption
• Drivers and Inhibitors
• Growth Drivers
• Growth Inhibitors
• Emerging Trends
• Emerging Applications
• Nanobots
• Implantable Medical Devices

CHAPTER SEVEN: CASE STUDIES

• George Washington University Hospital - WLAN Implementation
• Requirement for Implementation of Wireless Technologies
• Expected Benefits
• Planning and Implementation
• Cost of Implementation
• Challenges in Implementation
• Memorial Medical Center - WLAN Implementation
• Requirement for Implementation of Wireless Technologies
• Planning and Implementation
• Challenges in Implementation
• Cardinal Health and RFID Implementation
• Implementing RFID
• Benefits
• Smith & Nephew - Sales Force Automation
• Planning and Implementation
• Benefits
• Achieve Healthcare Technologies - e-Prescription
• Requirement for e-Prescription
• Benefits
• Challenges in Implementation
• Bayer Healthcare - e-Drug Trials
• Requirement for e-Drug Trials
• Benefits
• Planning and Implementation
• Island Health Care - Tele-homecare
• Requirement for Tele-homecare
• Benefits
• Wireless Technologies for Patient Recovery - Remote Patient Monitoring
  • Requirement for Remote Monitoring
  • Telemonitoring Solution
  • Results

CHAPTER EIGHT: COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS AND KEY COMPANY PROFILES

• Competitive Landscape
• Segmentation of Players
• Network Infrastructure Providers
• Software Providers
• Medical Device Manufacturers
• Distribution Channel
• Key Company Profiles
• Network Infrastructure Providers
• Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Company Overview
• Performance Review
• Product Portfolio
• Extreme Networks, Inc.
• Company Overview
• Performance Review
• Product Portfolio
• Nortel Networks Corporation
• Company Overview
• Performance Review
• Product Portfolio
• Motorola/Symbol Technologies, Inc.
• Company Overview
• Performance Review
• Product Portfolio
• Software Providers
• Cerner Corporation
• Company Overview
• Performance Review
• Product Portfolio
• Eclipsys Corporation
• Company Overview
• Performance Review
• Product Portfolio
• QuadraMed Corporation
• Company Overview
• Performance Review
• Product Portfolio
• Medical Device Manufacturers
• Datascope Corporation
• Company Overview
• Performance Review
• Product Portfolio
• Philips Healthcare Division
• Company Overview
• Performance Review
• Product Portfolio
• Siemens Medical Solutions
• Company Overview
• Performance Review
• Product Portfolio

CHAPTER NINE: KEY COMPANY CONTACTS

TABLE OF EXHIBITS

CHAPTER ONE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Table 1-1: Wireless Technologies in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 1-2: Segmentation of the Supply Side Industry

CHAPTER TWO: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

• Figure 2-1: Value Chain of the Healthcare Industry
• Figure 2-2: US Healthcare Spending, 2000-2015
• Figure 2-3: Estimated Change in the IT Budget, 2006-2007
• Figure 2-4: Future Outlook of IT related Technologies and Applications Adoption, 2007-2008
• Figure 2-5: The US Population, 1980-2020
• Figure 2-6: Age-wise Population Distribution, 1980-2020
• Figure 2-7: IT Priorities of Healthcare Organizations in the US, 2005-2008
• Table 2-1: Main Types of Customers of Wireless Technology Solutions in Healthcare
• Table 2-2: Some of the Main Interactions between the Customers
• Figure 2-8: Number of Hospitals in the US, 1975-2005
• Figure 2-9: Number of Hospital Mergers in the US, 1999-2004
• Figure 2-10: Adoption of Wireless Technologies by the US Hospitals, 2003-2010
• Table 2-3: Adoption Behavior of Wireless Technologies by the US Hospitals

• Figure 2-11: Wireless Technologies Adoption at Hospital Offices, 2003-2010
• Figure 2-12: Wireless Technologies Adoption at Hospital Rooms, 2003-2010
• Table 2-4: 25 Most Wireless Hospitals in the US
• Table 2-5: Segmentation of Physicians in the US
• Figure 2-13: Number of Nursing Homes, 2000-2005
• Figure 2-14: Number of Pharmacies and Drug Stores, 2000-2005
• Figure 2-15: Number of Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories, 2000-2005
• Figure 2-16: Number of Direct Life Insurance Carriers, 2000-2005
• Figure 2-17: Wireless Technologies Adoption by Health Insurance Carriers, 2004-2008
• Figure 2-18: Value Chain of the Wireless Industry

• Figure 2-19: Wireless Networking Technologies
• Table 2-6: Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, by Number of Physicians in Practice, 2006
• Figure 2-20: Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, by Number of Physicians in Practice, 2006
• Table 2-7: Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, 2001-2006
• Figure 2-21: Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, by Number of Physicians in Practice, 2006

CHAPTER THREE: MARKETS FOR WIRELESS APPLICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE

• Table 3-1: Key Differences between Wired and Wireless Technologies
• Figure 3-1: Healthcare Industry
• Figure 3-2: Applications of Wireless Technologies for Healthcare Service Providers
• Figure 3-3: US Wireless Technologies Adoption by Health Insurance

  Carriers, 2004-2007 (in Percent)

• Table 3-2: US Market Forecast for Remote Patient Monitoring, 2007-2012
• Figure 3-4: The US Remote Patient Monitoring Market Forecast, 2007-2012
• Table 3-3: Market Forecast for Electronic Clinical Drug Trials, 2007-2012
• Figure 3-5: The Electronic Clinical Drug Trial Market Forecast, 2007-2012
• Table 3-4: Total Prescription Estimates and Forecast, 2004-2008
• Figure 3-6: Total Prescriptions Estimates and Forecast, 2004-2008
• Table 3-5: Market Forecast for RFID Patient/Asset Tracking, 2007-2012
• Figure 3-7: The RFID Patient/Asset Tracking Market Forecast, 2007-2012
• Table 3-6: Total Medical Sales Represenatives in the United States, Estimates and Forecast, 2005-2015
• Figure 3-8: Total Medical Sales Represenatives in the United States, Estimates and Forecast, 2005-2015

CHAPTER FOUR: CHAPTER FOUR: KEY WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES

• Figure 4-1: Wireless Networking Technologies
• Figure 4-2: Range of Wireless Networking Technologies
• Figure 4-3: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN - Bluetooth in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 4-4: RFID Infrastructure and Working
• Figure 4-5: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN - RFID in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Table 4-1: RFID Application in Healthcare
• Figure 4-6: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN - Zigbee in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 4-7: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN - UWB in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Table 4-2: Performance Parameters Comparison of WLAN Standards
• Figure 4-8: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WLAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 4-9: Working Process of VoIP
• Figure 4-10: Wireless Metropolitan Area Network Infrastructure
• Figure 4-11: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WMAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Table 4-3: Comparison of WWAN Data Networks
• Figure 4-12: Working Process of Wireless Wide Area Networks
• Figure 4-13: Data Throughput Ranges for Mobile Phone Technologies, 1990-2010 (in Bits per Second)
• Table 4-4: Comparison between WLAN and WWAN
• Figure 4-14: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WWAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012

CHAPTER FIVE: IMPLEMENTING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTHCARE

• Figure 5-1: Wireless Infrastructure
• Figure 5-2: Working of a Typical Wireless Network in a Hospital
• Figure 5-3: Planning for Wireless Technologies Implementation in a Healthcare Environment
• Figure 5-4: Recommended Phases for Implementing a Wireless Network in Healthcare Organizations

CHAPTER SIX: MARKET OVERVIEW OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTHCARE

• Figure 6-1: Wireless Networking Technologies
• Table 6-1: U.S. Wireless Healthcare Market, 2005-2007
• Table 6-2: U.S. Forecast for Wireless Healthcare Market, 2008-2012
• Figure 6-2: Market Estimates and Forecasts for Wireless Technologies in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 6-3: Percentage Break-up of Market Share for Wireless Technologies in Healthcare
• Table 6-3: Market for WPAN - Bluetooth in Healthcare, 2005-2007
• Table 6-4: Market Forecast for WPAN - Bluetooth in Healthcare, 2008-2012
• Figure 6-4: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN - Bluetooth in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 6-5: Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WPAN - Bluetooth in Healthcare, 2007
• Table 6-5: Market for WPAN - RFID in Healthcare, 2005-2007
• Table 6-6: Market Forecast for WPAN - RFID in Healthcare, 2008-2012
• Figure 6-6: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN - RFID in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 6-7: Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WPAN - RFID in Healthcare, 2007
• Table 6-7: Market for WPAN - Zigbee in Healthcare, 2005-2007
• Table 6-8: Market Forecast for WPAN - Zigbee in Healthcare, 2008-2012
• Figure 6-8: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN - Zigbee in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 6-9: Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WPAN - Zigbee in Healthcare, 2007
• Table 6-9: Market for WPAN - UWB in Healthcare, 2005-2007
• Table 6-10: Market Forecast for WPAN - UWB in Healthcare, 2008-2012
• Figure 6-10: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN - UWB in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 6-11: Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WPAN - UWB in Healthcare, 2007
• Table 6-11: Market for WLAN in Healthcare, 2005-2007
• Table 6-12: Market Forecast for WLAN in Healthcare, 2008-2012
• Figure 6-12: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WLAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 6-13: Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WLAN in Healthcare, 2007
• Table 6-13: Market for WMAN in Healthcare, 2005-2007
• Table 6-14: Market Forecast for WMAN in Healthcare, 2008-2012
• Figure 6-14: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WMAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 6-15: Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WMAN in Healthcare, 2007
• Table 6-15: Market for WWAN in Healthcare, 2005-2007
• Table 6-16: Market Forecast for WWAN in Healthcare, 2008-2012
• Figure 6-16: Market Estimates and Forecasts for WWAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012
• Figure 6-17: Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WWAN in Healthcare, 2007
• Table 6-17: Percentage Adoption of Wireless Networking Technologies in the Healthcare Industry in the US
• Figure 6-18: US Healthcare Spending, 2000-2015
• Figure 6-19: Age-wise Population Distribution, 1980-2020
• Figure 6-20: Demand-Supply Gap for Nurses in the US, 2000-2020
• Figure 6-21: Demand-Supply Gap for Specialist Physicians in the US, 2000-2020
• Figure 6-22: Distribution of Fatal Prescribing Errors
• Figure 6-23: Barriers to Implementing IT, 2005-2008

CHAPTER EIGHT: COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS AND KEY COMPANY PROFILES

• Figure 8-1: Segmentation of the Supply Side Industry
• Figure 8-2: Network Infrastructure Providers, Company Comparison, 2007 Revenues
• Table 8-2: Corporate Details of Cisco Systems, Inc
• Figure 8-3: Cisco Systems, Inc. Revenues, 2002-2007
• Figure 8-4: Break-up of Net Sales - Product Wise, 2007
• Table 8-3: Corporate Details of Extreme Networks, Inc.
• Figure 8-5: Extreme Networks, Inc. Revenues, 2002-2007
• Figure 8-6: Break-up of Net Sales by Region, 2006 and 2007
• Table 8-4: Corporate Details of Nortel Networks
• Figure 8-7: Nortel Networks Corporation Revenues, 2001-2007
• Figure 8-8: Break-up of Overall Revenue by Region
• Table 8-5: Corporate Details of Motorola, Inc
• Figure 8-9: Motorola, Inc. Revenues, 2003-2007
• Figure 8-10: Break-up of Net Sales by Region, 2007
• Figure 8-11: Software Providers, Company Comparison, 2007 Revenues
• Table 8-6: Corporate Details of Cerner Corporation
• Figure 8-12: Cerner Corporation Revenues, 2001-2007
• Table 8-7: Corporate Details of Eclipsys Corporation
• Figure 8-13: Eclipsys Corporation Revenues, 2001-2007
• Table 8-8: Corporate Details of QuadraMed Corporation
• Figure 8-14: QuadraMed Corporation Revenues, 2001-2007
• Figure 8-15: Break-up of Net Sales Business Unit, 2007
• Figure 8-16: Medical Device Manufacturers Company Comparison, 2007 Revenues
• Table 8-9: Corporate Details of Datascope Corporation
• Figure 8-17: Datascope Corporation Revenues, 2001-2007
• Figure 8-18: Break-up of Overall Sales Revenue by Product Category, 2007
• Table 8-10: Corporate Details of Philips Healthcare
• Figure 8-19: Medical Systems Sales to Third Parties, 2003-2007
• Figure 8-20: Break-up of Medical Systems Sales by Region, 2007
• Table 8-11: Corporate Details of Siemens Medical Solutions
• Figure 8-21: Break-up of Medical Systems Sales by Region, 2007