Sections |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Disclosure | 2 | 1 |
| CHAPTER ONE Executive Summary | 19 | 1 |
| HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY | 19 | 1 |
| WIRELESS INDUSTRY | 19 | 2 |
| WIRELESS IN HEALTHCARE | 20 | 2 |
| DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF STUDY | 21 | 1 |
| APPLICATION OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTHCARE | 21 | 2 |
| KEY WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES | 22 | 2 |
| MARKET OVERVIEW | 23 | 3 |
| REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT | 26 | 1 |
| CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE OUTLOOK | 27 | 4 |
| CHAPTER TWO Introduction and Overview | 31 | 1 |
| HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY | 31 | 9 |
| INDUSTRY ADOPTION OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES | 40 | 18 |
| WIRELESS INDUSTRY | 58 | 5 |
| WIRELESS IN HEALTHCARE | 62 | 3 |
| DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF STUDY | 64 | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS | 65 | 4 |
| REGULATORY BODIES AND SOCIETIES | 69 | 5 |
| INDUSTRY INITIATIVES | 73 | 2 |
| NEED FOR REGULATION | 74 | 2 |
| DEFINING THE NETWORK SECURITY POLICY FOR HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS | 75 | 4 |
| Chapter Three: Opportunities for Wireless Applications in Healthcare | 80 | 1 |
| INTRODUCTION | 80 | 5 |
| HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY SEGMENTATION FOR WIRELESS APPLICATIONS | 84 | 11 |
| KEY APPLICATIONS | 94 | 16 |
| Chapter Four: Key Wireless Technologies | 113 | 1 |
| DATA TRANSMISSION SESSIONS | 113 | 1 |
| WIRELESS OPERATING SYSTEMS, LANGUAGES, AND PROTOCOLS | 113 | 2 |
| WIRELESS NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES | 114 | 41 |
| Chapter Five: Implementing Wireless Technologies in Healthcare | 156 | 1 |
| WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HEALTHCARE | 156 | 5 |
| PLANNING FOR WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT | 160 | 6 |
| INITIATION AND EXECUTION OF A WIRELESS DEPLOYMENT PROJECT | 165 | 2 |
| COST OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE | 166 | 4 |
| CHAPTER SIX Market Overview of Wireless Technologies in Healthcare | 170 | 1 |
| MARKET DEFINITION | 170 | 1 |
| MARKET SIZE | 172 | 34 |
| TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION | 210 | 1 |
| DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS | 210 | 9 |
| EMERGING TRENDS | 219 | 3 |
| Chapter Seven: Case Studies | 222 | 1 |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL- WLAN IMPLEMENTATION | 222 | 4 |
| MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER-WLAN IMPLEMENTATION | 226 | 2 |
| CARDINAL HEALTH AND RFID IMPLEMENTATION | 227 | 2 |
| SMITH & NEPHEW-SALES FORCE AUTOMATION | 228 | 2 |
| ACHIEVE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES-E-PRESCRIPTION | 230 | 2 |
| BAYER HEALTHCARE-E-DRUG TRIALS | 231 | 2 |
| ISLAND HEALTH CARE-TELE-HOMECARE | 232 | 2 |
| WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR PATIENT RECOVERY- REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING | 233 | 2 |
| CHAPTER 8 Competitive Analysis and Key Company Profiles | 235 | 1 |
| COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE | 235 | 4 |
| KEY COMPANY PROFILES | 238 | 1 |
| NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS | 238 | 1 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 240 | 4 |
| Extreme Networks, Inc. | 243 | 3 |
| Nortel Networks Corporation | 246 | 4 |
| Motorola/Symbol Technologies, Inc. | 250 | 4 |
| SOFTWARE PROVIDERS | 254 | 1 |
| Cerner Corporation | 255 | 3 |
| Eclipsys Corporation | 257 | 3 |
| QuadraMed Corporation | 260 | 4 |
| MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS | 263 | 1 |
| Datascope Corporation | 265 | 3 |
| Philips Healthcare Division | 268 | 3 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions | 271 | 2 |
| Chapter Nine: Key Company Contacts | 273 | 3 |
Tables |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Figure 1-2 Segmentation of the Supply Side Industry | 25 | 1 |
| 1 Main Types of Customers of Wireless Technology Solutions in Healthcare | 41 | 1 |
| 2 Some of the Main Interactions between the Customers | 42 | 1 |
| 3 Adoption Behavior of Wireless Technologies by the US Hospitals | 47 | 1 |
| 4 25 Most Wireless Hospitals in the US | 50 | 1 |
| 5 Segmentation of Physicians in the US | 52 | 1 |
| 6 Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, by Number of Physicians in Practice, 2006 | 66 | 1 |
| 7 Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, 2001-2006 | 68 | 1 |
| 1 Key Differences between Wired and Wireless Technologies | 81 | 1 |
| Figure 3-2 Applications of Wireless Technologies for Healthcare Service Providers | 87 | 1 |
| 2 US Market Forecast for Remote Patient Monitoring, 2007-2012 | 96 | 1 |
| 3 Market Forecast for Electronic Clinical Drug Trials, 2007-2012 | 100 | 1 |
| 4 Total Prescription Estimates and Forecast, 2004-2008 | 104 | 1 |
| 5 Market Forecast for RFID Patient/Asset Tracking, 2007-2012 | 106 | 1 |
| 6 Total Medical Sales Represenatives in the United States, Estimates and Forecast, 2005-2015 | 110 | 1 |
| 1 RFID Application in Healthcare | 127 | 1 |
| 2 Performance Parameters Comparison of WLAN Standards | 136 | 1 |
| 3 Comparison of WWAN Data Networks | 148 | 1 |
| 4 Comparison between WLAN and WWAN | 151 | 1 |
| 1 U.S. Wireless Healthcare Market, 2005-2007 | 173 | 1 |
| 2 U.S. Forecast for Wireless Healthcare Market, 2008-2012 | 174 | 1 |
| 3 Market for WPAN-Bluetooth in Healthcare, 2005-2007 | 178 | 1 |
| 4 Market Forecast for WPAN-Bluetooth in Healthcare, 2008-2012 | 179 | 1 |
| 5 Market for WPAN-RFID in Healthcare, 2005-2007 | 183 | 1 |
| 6 Market Forecast for WPAN-RFID in Healthcare, 2008-2012 | 184 | 1 |
| 7 Market for WPAN-Zigbee in Healthcare, 2005-2007 | 187 | 1 |
| 8 Market Forecast for WPAN-Zigbee in Healthcare, 2008-2012 | 188 | 1 |
| 9 Market for WPAN-UWB in Healthcare, 2005-2007 | 192 | 1 |
| 11 Market for WLAN in Healthcare, 2005-2007 | 197 | 1 |
| 12 Market Forecast for WLAN in Healthcare, 2008-2012 | 198 | 1 |
| 13 Market for WMAN in Healthcare, 2005-2007 | 201 | 1 |
| 14 Market Forecast for WMAN in Healthcare, 2008-2012 | 202 | 1 |
| 15 Market for WWAN in Healthcare, 2005-2007 | 206 | 1 |
| 16 Market Forecast for WWAN in Healthcare, 2008-2012 | 207 | 1 |
| 17 Percentage Adoption of Wireless Networking Technologies in the Healthcare Industry in the US | 210 | 1 |
| Figure 8-1 Segmentation of the Supply Side Industry | 236 | 1 |
| 2 Corporate Details of Cisco Systems, Inc | 240 | 1 |
| 3 Corporate Details of Extreme Networks, Inc | 243 | 1 |
| 4 Corporate Details of Nortel Networks | 247 | 1 |
| 5 Corporate Details of Motorola, Inc | 251 | 1 |
| 6 Corporate Details of Cerner Corporation | 255 | 1 |
| 7 Corporate Details of Eclipsys Corporation | 258 | 1 |
| 8 Corporate Details of QuadraMed Corporation | 260 | 1 |
| 9 Corporate Details of Datascope Corporation | 265 | 1 |
| 10 Corporate Details of Philips Healthcare | 268 | 1 |
| 11 Corporate Details of Siemens Medical Solutions | 271 | 1 |
Graphs |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Table 1-1 Wireless Technologies In Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 24 | 1 |
| Figure 2-1 Value Chain Of The Healthcare Industry | 32 | 1 |
| Figure 2-2 US Healthcare Spending, 2000-2015 (In Billion) | 34 | 1 |
| Figure 2-3 Estimated Change In The It Budget, 2006-2007 (Percentage) | 35 | 1 |
| Figure 2-4 Future Outlook of IT related Technologies and Applications Adoption, 2007-2008 | 36 | 1 |
| Figure 2-5 The US Population, 1980-2020 (In Million) | 38 | 1 |
| Figure 2-6 Age-Wise Population Distribution, 1980-2020 | 39 | 1 |
| Figure 2-7 IT Priorities of Healthcare Organizations in the US, 2005-2008 | 40 | 1 |
| Figure 2-8 Number Of Hospitals In The US, 1975-2005 | 44 | 1 |
| Figure 2-9 Number Of Hospital Mergers In The US, 1999-2004 | 45 | 1 |
| Figure 2-10 Adoption Of Wireless Technologies By The US Hospitals, 2003-2010 (Percentage) | 46 | 1 |
| Figure 2-11 Wireless Technologies Adoption At Hospital Offices, 2003-2010 (Percentage) | 48 | 1 |
| Figure 2-12 Wireless Technologies Adoption At Hospital Rooms, 2003-2010 (Percentage) | 49 | 1 |
| Figure 2-13 Number Of Nursing Homes, 2000-2005 | 54 | 1 |
| Figure 2-14 Number Of Pharmacies And Drug Stores, 2000-2005 | 55 | 1 |
| Figure 2-15 Number Of Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories, 2000-2005 | 56 | 1 |
| Figure 2-16 Number Of Direct Life Insurance Carriers, 2000-2005 | 57 | 1 |
| Figure 2-17 Wireless Technologies Adoption By Health Insurance Carriers, 2004-2008 | 58 | 1 |
| Figure 2-18 Value Chain Of The Wireless Industry | 60 | 1 |
| Figure 2-19 Wireless Networking Technologies | 65 | 1 |
| Figure 2-20 Percent Of Office-Based Physicians Using EMRs, By Number Of Physicians In Practice, 2006 | 67 | 1 |
| Figure 2-21 Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, by Number of Physicians in Practice, 2006 | 69 | 1 |
| Figure 3-1 Healthcare Industry - Key Chart | 85 | 1 |
| Figure 3-3 US Wireless Technologies Adoption By Health Insurance Carriers, 2004-2007 (Percentage) | 93 | 1 |
| Figure 3-4 The US Remote Patient Monitoring Market Forecast, 2007-2012 | 97 | 1 |
| Figure 3-5 The Electronic Clinical Drug Trial Market Forecast, 2007-2012 | 101 | 1 |
| Figure 3-6 Total Prescriptions Estimates And Forecast, 2004-2008 | 105 | 1 |
| Figure 3-7 The RFID Patient/Asset Tracking Market Forecast, 2007-2012 | 107 | 1 |
| Figure 3-8 Total Medical Sales Represenatives in the United States, Estimates and Forecast, 2005-2015 | 111 | 1 |
| Figure 4-1 Wireless Networking Technologies | 115 | 1 |
| Figure 4-2 Range Of Wireless Networking Technologies | 116 | 1 |
| Figure 4-3 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN-Bluetooth in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 118 | 1 |
| Figure 4-4 RFID Infrastructure and Working | 122 | 1 |
| Figure 4-5 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN-RFID in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 124 | 1 |
| Figure 4-6 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN-Zigbee in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 131 | 1 |
| Figure 4-7 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN-UWB in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 134 | 1 |
| Figure 4-8 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WLAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 137 | 1 |
| Figure 4-9 Working Process of VoIP | 140 | 1 |
| Figure 4-10 Wireless Metropolitan Area Network Infrastructure | 144 | 1 |
| Figure 4-11 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WMAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 146 | 1 |
| Figure 4-12 Working Process of Wireless Wide Area Networks | 149 | 1 |
| Figure 4-13 Data Throughput Ranges for Mobile Phone Technologies, 1990-2010 (in Bits per Second) | 150 | 1 |
| Figure 4-14 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WWAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 152 | 1 |
| Figure 5-1 Wireless Infrastructure | 156 | 1 |
| Figure 5-2 Working Of A Typical Wireless Network In A Hospital | 159 | 1 |
| Figure 5-3 Planning For Wireless Technologies Implementation In A Healthcare Environment | 161 | 1 |
| Figure 5-4 Recommended Phases For Implementing A Wireless Network In Healthcare Organizations | 164 | 1 |
| Figure 6-1 Wireless Networking Technologies | 171 | 1 |
| Figure 6-2 Market Estimates And Forecasts For Wireless Technologies In Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 175 | 1 |
| Figure 6-3 Percentage Break-Up Of Market Share For Wireless Technologies In Healthcare | 176 | 1 |
| Figure 6-4 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN-Bluetooth in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 180 | 1 |
| Figure 6-5 Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WPAN-Bluetooth in Healthcare, 2007 | 181 | 1 |
| Figure 6-6 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN-RFID in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 185 | 1 |
| Figure 6-7 Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WPAN-RFID in Healthcare, 2007 | 186 | 1 |
| Figure 6-8 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN-Zigbee in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 189 | 1 |
| Figure 6-9 Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WPAN-Zigbee in Healthcare, 2007 | 190 | 1 |
| Table 6-10 Market Forecast for WPAN-UWB in Healthcare, 2008-2012 | 193 | 1 |
| Figure 6-10 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WPAN-UWB in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 194 | 1 |
| Figure 6-11 Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WPAN-UWB in Healthcare, 2007 | 195 | 1 |
| Figure 6-12 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WLAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 199 | 1 |
| Figure 6-13 Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WLAN in Healthcare, 2007 | 200 | 1 |
| Figure 6-14 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WMAN in Healthcare, 2005- 2012 | 203 | 1 |
| Figure 6-15 Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WMAN in Healthcare, 2007 | 204 | 1 |
| Figure 6-16 Market Estimates and Forecasts for WWAN in Healthcare, 2005-2012 | 208 | 1 |
| Figure 6-17 Percent Distribution of Wireless Healthcare Technologies for WWAN in Healthcare, 2007 | 209 | 1 |
| Figure 6-18 US Healthcare Spending, 2000-2015 | 212 | 1 |
| Figure 6-19 Age-Wise Population Distribution, 1980-2020 | 213 | 1 |
| Figure 6-20 Demand-Supply Gap For Nurses In The US, 2000-2020 (In Thousands) | 214 | 1 |
| Figure 6-21 Demand-Supply Gap For Specialist Physicians In The US, 2000-2020 | 215 | 1 |
| Figure 6-22 Distribution Of Fatal Prescribing Errors | 216 | 1 |
| Figure 6-23 Barriers to Implementing IT, 2005-2008 | 219 | 1 |
| Figure 8-2 Network Infrastructure Providers, Company Comparison, 2007 Revenues | 239 | 1 |
| Figure 8-3 Cisco Systems, Inc. Revenues, 2002-2007 | 241 | 1 |
| Figure 8-4 Break-Up Of Net Sales-Product Wise, 2007 | 242 | 1 |
| Figure 8-5 Extreme Networks, Inc. Revenues, 2002-2007 ($ Million) | 244 | 1 |
| Figure 8-6 Break-Up Of Net Sales By Region, 2006 And 2007 (Percentage) | 245 | 1 |
| Figure 8-7 Nortel Networks Corporation Revenues, 2001-2007 ($ Millions) | 248 | 1 |
| Figure 8-8 Break-Up Of Overall Revenue By Region (Percentage) | 249 | 1 |
| Figure 8-9 Motorola, Inc. Revenues, 2003-2007 ($ Millions) | 252 | 1 |
| Figure 8-10 Break-Up Of Net Sales By Region, 2007 (Percentage) | 253 | 1 |
| Figure 8-11 Software Providers, Company Comparison, 2007 Revenues | 254 | 1 |
| Figure 8-12 Cerner Corporation Revenues, 2001-2007 ($ Millions) | 256 | 1 |
| Figure 8-13 Eclipsys Corporation Revenues, 2001-2007 ($ Millions) | 259 | 1 |
| Figure 8-14 QuadraMed Corporation Revenues, 2001-2007 ($ Millions) | 261 | 1 |
| Figure 8-15 Break-Up Of Net Sales Business Unit, 2007 (Percentage) | 262 | 1 |
| Figure 8-16 Medical Device Manufacturers Company Comparison, 2007 Revenues | 264 | 1 |
| Figure 8-17 Datascope Corporation Revenues, 2001-2007 ($ Millions) | 266 | 1 |
| Figure 8-18 Break-Up Of Overall Sales Revenue By Product Category, 2007 (Percentage) | 267 | 1 |
| Figure 8-19 Medical Systems Sales To Third Parties, 2003-2007 ($ Millions) | 269 | 1 |
| Figure 8-20 Break-Up Of Medical Systems Sales By Region, 2007 (Percentage) | 270 | 1 |
| Figure 8-21 Break-Up Of Medical Systems Sales By Region, 2007 (Percentage) | 272 | 1 |
