Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 2 |
| PLUNKETT S HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGIES OVERVIEW 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| CONTENTS | 6 | 2 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES AFFECTING THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY | 8 | 16 |
| 1) Health Care Technology Introduction | 8 | 1 |
| 2) RFID Will Help Manage Hospital and Pharmacy Inventories | 9 | 1 |
| 3) Electronic Health Records (EHR) Digitize Patient Records at an Accelerating Pace | 9 | 2 |
| 4) The Personal Health Internet: Remote Patient Monitoring and Mobile Apps Advance | 11 | 1 |
| 5) Stem Cells Multiple Sources Stem from New Technologies | 11 | 2 |
| 6) Government Support for Stem Cell Research Evolves | 13 | 1 |
| 7) Stem Cells Therapeutic Cloning Techniques Advance | 14 | 1 |
| 8) Stem Cells A New Era of Regenerative Medicine Takes Shape | 15 | 1 |
| 9) Patients Genetic Profiles Plummet in Price as DNA Sequencing Technologies Advance | 16 | 1 |
| 10) Drug Delivery Systems Evolve to Meet the Needs of Biotech Drugs | 17 | 1 |
| 11) Advances for Cancer Patients in Chemotherapy and Radiation, Including Proton Beams and IMRT | 18 | 2 |
| 12) Better Imaging, including MRI, PET and 320-Slice CT, Creates Advances in Detection | 20 | 2 |
| 13) Nanotechnology Makes Breakthroughs in Health Care | 22 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 HEALTH CARE STATISTICS | 24 | 1 |
| I. Health Care Industry Overview | 25 | 12 |
| U.S. Health Care Industry Overview | 26 | 1 |
| Global Health Statistics, 2009-2014 | 27 | 1 |
| Affordable Care Act Overview | 28 | 2 |
| Domestic &Foreign Pharmaceutical Sales, PhRMA Member Companies: 1975-2013 | 30 | 1 |
| Employment in the Health Care Industry, U.S.: 2007-2013 | 31 | 2 |
| Employment &Earnings in Health Care Practitioner &Technical Occupations, U.S.: May 2013 | 33 | 1 |
| Employment &Earnings in Health Care Support Occupations, U.S.: May 2013 | 34 | 1 |
| The U.S. Drug Discovery &Approval Process | 35 | 1 |
| U.S. FDA New Drug (NDA) and Biologic (BLA) Approvals, 2013 | 36 | 1 |
| II. U.S. Health Care Expenditures &Costs | 37 | 15 |
| The Nation's Health Dollar: 2014 Where It Came From (Estimated) | 38 | 1 |
| The Nation's Health Dollar: 2014 Where It Went (Estimated) | 39 | 1 |
| National Health Expenditures &Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 40 | 1 |
| National Health Expenditures by Type of Expenditure with Affordable Care Act Impacts, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years, 2006-2023 | 41 | 1 |
| Hospital Care Expenditures &Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 42 | 1 |
| Hospital Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution &Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 43 | 1 |
| Nursing Home Care Expenditures &Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 44 | 1 |
| Nursing Home Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution &Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 45 | 1 |
| Home Health Care Expenditures &Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 46 | 1 |
| Home Health Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution &Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 47 | 1 |
| Prescription Drug Expenditures, U.S.: 1970-2023 | 48 | 2 |
| Prescription Drug Expenditures &Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 50 | 1 |
| Prescription Drug Expenditures, Percent Distribution &Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 51 | 1 |
| III. Medicare &Medicaid | 52 | 6 |
| Medicare Enrollment, 1970-2085 | 53 | 1 |
| Medicare Cost &Non-Interest Income by Source as a Percent of GDP, 1970-2088 | 54 | 1 |
| Medicare Beneficiaries with Prescription Drug Coverage, Summary Report: August 2014 | 55 | 1 |
| Medicaid Enrollment &Expenditures for Medical Assistance Payments &Administration: Selected Years, 1966-2022 | 56 | 1 |
| Medicaid Enrollment and Expenditures, by Enrollment Group: Fiscal Year 2012 | 57 | 1 |
| IV. U.S. Health Insurance Coverage &The Uninsured | 58 | 5 |
| Number &Percent of Persons of All Ages with and without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 1999-2013 | 59 | 1 |
| Number &Percent of Persons without Health Insurance Coverage, by Age Group, U.S.: 1999-2013 | 60 | 1 |
| Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2014 | 61 | 1 |
| Employers' Costs for Health Insurance, Amount &Percent of Total Compensation, U.S.: Selected Years, 2008-2014 | 62 | 1 |
| V. U.S. Vital Statistics &Population Indicators | 63 | 5 |
| Life Expectancy at Age 65, U.S. | 64 | 1 |
| Current Cigarette Smoking by Persons 18 Years of Age &Over: 1997-2013 | 65 | 1 |
| Overweight &Obesity Among Adults, by Sex, Race &Hispanic Origin, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2012 | 66 | 2 |
