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Wireless Technology Needed To Build Recession Proof Health
Services
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Wireless Healthcare
April 23, 2008
Cambridge, England -- Healthcare providers are increasingly
using wireless technology to minimise the cost and disruption
associated with the deployment of innovative ehealth and
telecare services. According to a report published this week by
Cambridge UK based analysts, Wireless Healthcare, when
healthcare providers are looking for technology that will reduce
the cost of care, wireless is often the networking platform of
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report, “Wireless Healthcare 2008”, also identifies a number of
consumer electronics companies that are seeking a safe harbour
in the healthcare market as the recession impacts on their
traditional markets. However, Wireless Healthcare warns that as
a significant number of medical devices are purchased privately
the healthcare market could also be adversely affected by the
economic downturn. Peter Kruger, Analyst with Wireless
Healthcare, points out, “Senior citizens, regarded as a key
driver in the medical device market, sometimes fund their
healthcare by withdrawing equity from their homes – something
they will be unable to do when property values fall”. Despite
this, the report predicts continued growth in the market for
fitness and wellbeing devices.
In Wireless Healthcare’s last major study of the healthcare IT
sector the lack of back office infrastructure, particularly
electronic patient records (EPR), was highlighted as an
inhibiter within the wireless medical device market. The latest
report notes that some healthcare providers in the US and Europe
have started to roll out EPR but sees incumbent providers facing
increased competition from next generation healthcare providers
who are deploying Health 2.0 based services.
“While there is a significant amount of hype regarding Health
2.0 a key component of this new healthcare concept, hosted
patient records, will become increasingly important in driving
demand for wireless ehealth services,” states Kruger, who goes
on to say, “We are seeing medical device vendors marketing
products as ‘Google Health ready’ or building ehealth services
using the Microsoft HealthVault SDK”.
The report explains that while hosted patient records are a
controversial issue within the healthcare sector they do provide
the medical device developer with an alternative entry point
into the healthcare market.
“Wireless Healthcare 2008”, is available from
www.wirelesshealthcare.co.uk
About Wireless Healthcare
Wireless Healthcare are UK based analysts
specialising in the mobile and wireless
technology in the healthcare sector. |
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