Healthcare

The study covers the eHealth initiatives across the emerging markets in Asia-Pacific. Government initiatives and incentives that encourage technology adoption in healthcare are key drivers for private sector investment in the Asia-Pacific eHealth industry. However, inadequate infrastructure and regulatory framework development have adversely affect...

Significant investment in health technology has helped improve the quality of healthcare services but has done little to reduce costs and make healthcare more accountable in the developed countries of Asia-Pacific. This insight explores future challenges that Japan and South Korea might face in terms of seamless healthcare integration.

Frost & Sullivan conducted an online survey of information technology (IT) professionals working in US healthcare provider organizations (primarily hospitals) from mid-March to mid-May, 2014. The maximum number of respondents was 66; the average number of respondents ranged between 50 and 66. Topics covered in the study include the deployment of el...

Telehealth is central to the healthcare delivery transformation by way of the converging healthcare and information communication technology (ICT) sectors. This study analyzes survey data taken at the 2014 ATA annual conference, collecting opinions from on the state of the market from approximately 80 industry stakeholders including technology vend...

The wearable technology products market is booming by dint of its growth factors. Consumer-driven products can be specialty or conventional health monitors that extract data from specific devices such as an activity tracking wristband for pulse measurements or shoes that monitor the wearer's steps for a real-time self-assessment of fitness conditio...

The North American cardiac monitoring services market finds a catalyst for growth in regulatory and infrastructural means of expanding hospital services to the population. These take the form of Integrated Delivery Networka hospital with their practitioners, insurance providers and hospice services; or the more recent Affordable Care Act (ACA) tha...

In November 2013, Frost & Sullivan conducted an online survey, followed by a live focus group comprising C-suite executives from leading commercial healthcare payer organizations across the United States. The goal was to gain insights into how the health insurance industry approaches the use of analytics solutions going into 2014. For research purp...

The HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition is one of the premier gatherings for leading participants in the health IT industry. This venue brings together a vast array of global market participants  vendors, customers, government officials, academics, and thought leaders  looking to network and make new contacts, gain a comprehensive overview of ...

2013 proved to be a year of tremendous rethought on traditional payor roles in various emerging models for care that involve varying levels of consumer participation as well as more capitated setups that limit payment for plan-supported provider billing. This market insight discusses Frost & Sullivan's view on the three main temporary restraints on...