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Research and Markets: Healthcare Trends & Forecasts in 2005: Performance Expectations for the Healthcare Industry

Posted on: Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 12:01 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c21365) has announced the addition of Healthcare Trends & Forecasts in 2005: Performance Expectations for the Healthcare Industry to their offering

Faced with a rapidly changing healthcare environment, industry executives need to identify and anticipate future trends in healthcare - from new technology to changing directions and demographics.

"Healthcare Trends & Forecasts in 2005: Performance Expectations for the Healthcare Industry" examines healthcare issues emerging in 2005 and their impact on hospital organizations' vision. In this report, which is based on the October 6, 2004 audio conference on healthcare trends, two industry experts share their predictions for what 2005 will bring for the healthcare industry.

You'll get details on:

- Emerging trends;

- Issues and problems effecting change;

- Performance expectations;

- and a fiscal outlook.

This forward-looking discussion will help healthcare organizations better position themselves for 2005.

In this 35-page report, industry experts Nathan Kaufman, senior vice president, healthcare strategy for Superior Consultant Company Inc., and Christopher Jedrey, partner, McDermott Will & Emery, delve into the issues that will impact the industry in the upcoming year, including consumer-driven healthcare and health savings accounts, electronic medical records, physician shortages, hospital profitability and operating margins, and the Medicare Modernization Act, including its Proposed Rule on Part D Drug Benefit.

The report examines the growth of consumer- driven healthcare, including key components in the implementation of these plans, barriers to consumer-driven plans and the role of technology.

You'll also get details on what hospitals will need to improve their operating margins, a detailed analysis of the impact of the Proposed Rule on Part D Drug Benefit on health plans and providers and the challenges associated with electronic medical records in 2005.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c21365

Source: Business Wire

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