E-healthcare in United States: HITECH Act

• Publication date: May 2011

The report provides data on the objectives and federal incentives associated with the HITECH Act and the status of current implementation. The report also analyses the impact of the HITECH Act on the trends in the healthcare IT industry and provides key insights on constraints to the progress of the Act reforms. Scope of the Research - The HITECH Act objectives and federal stimulus involved with it for hospitals and in...

The report provides data on the objectives and federal incentives associated with the HITECH Act and the status of current implementation. The report also analyses the impact of the HITECH Act on the trends in the healthcare IT industry and provides key insights on constraints to the progress of the Act reforms.


Scope of the Research

- The HITECH Act objectives and federal stimulus involved with it for hospitals and independent physicians.
- An Assessment of the Meaningful Use Stage 1 Objectives and its current status of implementation.
- Key Impact of the Stage 1 Meaningful Use Directives on industry and technological trends in the healthcare IT market .
- Impact analysis of external factors such as changing political and socio-economic scenario on the ongoing US healthcare IT reform.
- Insights on rapid industry consolidation and infiltration of key IT technologies in the US healthcare IT industry .
- Key Deterrents to the progress of the HITECH Act reforms.

Why Should You Get This Report?

- Develop business strategies by understanding the opportunities and unmet needs in the US healthcare IT industry .
- Understand and invest in key enhancements to technology to meet potential client needs in healthcare IT.
- Design and develop your industry ing and sales strategies
- Develop industry expansion strategies.
- Exploit Merger and Acquisition opportunities by identifying key areas of growth.

E-Healthcare Industry in the United States

1 Table of Contents

I Table of Contents 1

II HITECH Act - Overview of the Reform Objectives and its Current Status 1
II. 1 Summary 1
II. 2 The US HITECH Act of 2009 2
II. 2.1 Overview of Stage 1 Meaningful Use (MU) Directives 2
II. 2.2 Stimulus Funding: Financial Perspectives and Timelines 2
II. 2.3 Status Update on the Stage 1 Meaningful Use Objectives 2
II. 3 Impact and Analysis of Stage 1 Meaningful Use Directives of the HITECH Act 3
II. 3.1 Vendor Consolidation and Strategies 3
II. 3.2 Creation of Bigger March ket Space and Newer March ket Potential 3
II. 3.3 Infiltration of Key IT technologies into the Healthcare March ket 4
II. 4 Key Obstacles to the Progress of the HITECH Act 5
II. 4.1 Privacy Infringement Scenarios 5
II. 4.2 Upcoming Political Changes in the US 6
II. 4.3 Effective Use and Return on Investment (ROI) Achievement 6

III Appendix 7
III. 1 Research Methodology 7
III. 2 Secondary Research 7
III. 3 Primary Research 8
III. 4 Models 8
III. 5 Forecasted data s 8
III. 6 Expert Panels 8
III. 7 GlobalData Consulting 8
III. 8 Contact Us 8
III. 9 Disclaimer 9

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