Healthcare Industry in Germany-2009
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26-March-2009, Pages-19 Healthcare industry in Germany is the largest in Europe and is increasingly becoming a focus of research interest through new innovations and technologies. The economic growth in the healthcare industry in Germany can be attributed to several reasons such as rapid technological progress, new innovations and changes such as new IT solutions and provision of health cards to citizens in order to provide standardized services. The healthcare industry in Germany comprises organizations (hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutions providing healthcare facilities), persons (doctors, nurses, and other medical practitioners), and insurance providers that work together for the betterment of society and well being of patients through diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases. In Germany, the government provides support as service providers through healthcare officials, community hospitals, and university clinics. The report forecasts the IT spending of the Healthcare Industry in Germany over the period 2008-2012.The report also segments the total healthcare IT market in Germany by technology type. Further, the report discusses the market trends, growth drivers and growth barriers that characterize the Healthcare Industry in Germany. The report also profiles some of the key vendors in the Healthcare Industry in Germany. Table of ContentsTable of Contents:
1. Introduction 2. IT Spending and Forecast 3. Market Trends 4. Market Segmentation by Technology Type 5. Growth Drivers 5.1 Reduced Operational Costs 5.2 Reduction in Prices of Software 5.3 Increasing Competition and Standardization 5.4 Improvement in Work-flows through Networking Infrastructure 5.5 Increasing Customer Expectations 5.6 Government Priority of IT in Healthcare 6. Growth Barriers 6.1 Interface problems 6.2 Restricted Hospital budgets for IT 6.3 Non-uniform Implementation of IT Solutions 6.4 Need for Skilled IT professionals 6.5 High Expectations of Return on Investment 7. Key Vendors 7.1 Philips Healthcare 7.1.1 Business Overview 7.1.2 Key Products 7.1.3 Corporate Headquarters 7.2 Siemens Healthcare 7.2.1 Business Overview 7.2.2 Key Products 7.2.3 Corporate Headquarters 7.3 Agfa Healthcare 7.3.1 Business Overview 7.3.2 Key Products 7.3.3 Corporate Headquarters 7.4 GE Healthcare 7.4.1 Business Overview 7.4.2 Key Products 7.4.3 Corporate Headquarters 7.5 SAP 7.5.1 Business Overview 7.5.2 Key Products 7.5.3 Corporate Headquarters List of Exhibits Exhibit 2.1: Germany Healthcare IT Spending and Forecast 2008-2012 (In $ million) Exhibit 4.2.1: Market Segmentation by Technology Type - 2008 Exhibit 4.2.2: Market Segmentation by Technology Type - 2009 Exhibit 4.2.3: Market Segmentation by Technology Type - 2010 Exhibit 4.2.4: Market Segmentation by Technology Type – 2011 SKU: IRTNRSP26 |
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