Federal Health IT Market 2008 – 2013
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d848ae/federal_health_it) has announced the addition of the "Federal Health IT Market 2008 – 2013" report to their offering.
This is the first time an in-depth report on this growing market and the report contains a baseline market size and a five year forecast for the federal health IT market has been published. The report also analyzes the drivers in the market and the challenges in market transformation that will impact market growth. It explains how the market is foreseen to develop over the next five years and identifies opportunities for vendors as they evaluate their prospects for this market.
Addressing the health needs of the nation’s military, veterans, uninsured, poor, and elderly will be the defining domestic political issue of the next decade. The debate is no longer over whether there is a crisis of health care quality and costs–the debate is now over what to do about it. The government’s role in funding the US health system will be at the heart of the new debate.
Produced as part of its Federal Industry Analysis program, the Federal Health IT Market 2008-2013 industry report provides a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. federal government market for information technology (IT) within the health vertical.
This health IT market analysis encompasses the technology that supports federal government organizations responsible for the administration of government hospitals and clinics, public health services, and the infrastructure that facilitates the flow of payments for government health programs.
Mounting public concerns over the accelerating costs and uneven quality of health care and the burden placed on the overall economy as well as quality of life has reached watershed proportions. In the next five years, we will reach the tipping point that will eventually lead to industry-wide transformation. The federal government’s actions, both as a policy influencer and as a spender, in this timeframe will be a catalyst for change. The key forces that will drive (and challenge) the market over the next five years are:
-An aging population of retiring Baby Boomers, an aging veteran population, as well as potential policy changes to meet the needs of the uninsured, that will further strain the system requiring the cost and efficiency of federal health care programs to be addressed
-The return of military personnel from the war theater–whether wounded or otherwise–which are taxing already struggling and inconsistent Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs health care systems
-Governmental oversight of the market, including the outcome of the presidential elections, legislation to promote health care reform and funding, and the work that is being done to establish a multitude of data and interoperability standards
These will spur the continued emergence of health IT as the galvanizing concept for transforming the fragmented, US health care systems into a system that offers continuity through the entire continuum of care. In the long run, this virtual network of accessible information that supports health care based on quality of outcomes will eventually emerge. Progress over the forecast horizon of the next five years will incrementally lay the foundation. Vendors with health care expertise and a long-term view should carefully consider this market.
Key Topics Covered Overview:
I INTRODUCTION
II EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
III FEDERAL HEALTH IT MARKET DRIVERS
IV FEDERAL HEALTH ROLES AND HEALTH IT FORECAST 2008-2013
V TOP FEDERAL AGENCY HEALTH IT SPENDING
IV CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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