Homecare Information Systems Market Reports Now Available On Reportsandreports
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
WinterGreen Research announces the following study: Homecare Information Systems Markets, Worldwide, Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2010-2016 Homecare is more cost efficient than nursing home or hospital care, every patient would rather stay at home if possible. As new homecare agencies proliferate in the U.S. and worldwide, one-third of homecare agencies in U.S. markets have closed or been acquired in the past five years due to the economic downturn and lack of profitability.Information systems are a significant part of the home care delivery systems. Software leverages the efficiency of clinical process in ways that have never become possible before. The system leverages virtually all the administrative and financial information needed to run a successful home care company. Information can be gathered right from the charts.
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HOMECARE INFORMATION SOFTWARE AND SERVICES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
HOMECARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-1
Homecare Cost Efficient, Effective Care Delivery ES-1
Homecare Information Systems Market Shares ES-3
Homecare Information Systems Market Forecasts ES-5
HOMECARE INFORMATION SOFTWARE MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS
1. HOMECARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS MARKET DESCRIPTION
AND MARKET DYNAMICS 1-1
1.1 Home Health Care 1-1
1.1.1 Home Health Quality Care 1-5
1.1.2 Medicare 1-12
1.1.3 Medicaid 1-13
1.2 Home Care Services Payors 1-16
1.2.1 Self-pay 1-17
1.2.2 Public Third-party Payors: Medicare 1-17
1.2.3 Public Third-party Payors: Medicaid 1-18
1.2.4 Public Third-party Payors: Older Americans Act (OAA) 1-19
1.2.5 Veterans Administration 1-19
1.2.6 Social Services Block Grant Programs 1-20
1.2.7 Community Organizations 1-20
1.2.8 Private Third-party Payors 1-20
1.3 Types of Home Care Agencies 1-21
1.3.1 Nursing care 1-22
1.3.2 Physical therapy 1-22
1.3.3 Occupational therapy 1-22
1.3.4 Speech therapy 1-23
1.3.5 Social workers 1-23
1.3.6 Home health aides/home care aides 1-23
1.3.7 Homemaker/Attendant Care 1-23
1.3.8 Volunteers 1-24
1.4 Homecare Information System Software Market Shifts 1-25
1.4.1 Characteristics Particular To The Homecare Information System Market 1-28
1.4.2 Implementation Depends On Documentation Of Each Discipline Needs 1-29
1.4.3 Home Care Services Billing Issues 1-29
1.4.4 Prospective Payment System (PPS) 1-31
1.4.5 Managed Care Requirements 1-31
1.4.6 Oasis Home Health Agencies 1-34
1.5 Need For Automation Of Home Care Companies 1-34
1.6 Homecare Information Technology Industry 1-36
1.6.1 History Of Low Investment In Healthcare Information Technology 1-38
1.6.2 Market Driving Forces For Worldwide Homecare Information Systems 1-39
1.6.3 Treatment Trends 1-39
1.6.4 Home Healthcare Delivery Industry 1-41
1.6.5 Competition Forms Basis Of U.S. Medical Care Services Delivery 1-41
1.6.6 Science And Medical Technology 1-42
1.7 Benefits Of Home Care 1-43
1.7.1 Home Health Saves Medicare Billions 1-45
1.8 Demographic Trends Driving Home Care 1-47
1.8.1 Mainstreaming Of People With Disabilities 1-47
1.8.2 Recovery And Active Lifestyles Of Disabled Portion of the Population 1-48
1.9 Healthcare Equipment Industry 1-49
1.9.1 Reimbursement Drives Healthcare Equipment Industry 1-50
1.9.2 Home Medical Equipment Industry Segments 1-51
1.10 Marketing Globally 1-53
1.10.1 U.S. Healthcare Delivery Industry 1-55
1.10.2 Competition Forms Basis Of U.S. Medical Care Services Delivery 1-56
1.10.3 European Homecare Market Trends 1-57
1.11 Hospital and Home Care Services Billing Issues 1-58
1.11.1 Managed Care Requirements 1-60
1.12 Market Drivers For Healthcare Cost Containment 1-63
1.12.1 Managed Care Organization Impact 1-64
1.12.2 Reasons Home Health Care Has Gained Wide-Spread Acceptance 1-64
1.12.3 Managed Care Change In The Healthcare Industry 1-65
1.12.4 Homecare For People With Long Term Disabilities 1-65
1.12.5 Health Care Cost Containment Trends 1-66
1.12.6 Medicare Reimbursement Guide for Power Wheelchair Drive Control Systems
1.12.7 Managed Care Organization Impact 1-67
1.13 Reasons Home Health Care Has Gained Wide-Spread Acceptance 1-67
1.13.1 Managed Care Change In The Healthcare Industry 1-68
1.13.2 Homecare For People With Long Term Disabilities 1-68
1.14 Worldwide Homecare Information Systems Market Distribution 1-69
1.14.1 Delivery Of Non-Acute Health Care 1-69
1.14.2 Leveraging Distribution Channels 1-70
1.14.3 Worldwide Homecare Information Systems Market Positioning 1-70
1.15 Increased Need For Information Technology 1-72
1.15.1 Medical Error 1-73
1.16 Shortcomings Of Traditional Healthcare Information Systems 1-73
1.17 Homecare Information Systems Market Strategy 1-75
1.17.1 Integrated Healthcare Information Technology Solutions 1-76
1.17.2 Flexible Product-Delivery Options 1-76
1.17.3 Leveraging Existing Customer Base 1-77
1.18 Homecare Information Systems Market Trends 1-78
1.18.1 Clinician Support For Spending Less Time At The Desktop And More Time Taking Care Of Patients 1-80
HOMECARE INFORMATION SOFTWARE AND SERVICES MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS
2. HOMECARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES, MARKET
SHARES AND FORECASTS 2-1
2.1 Homecare Agencies 2-1
2.2 Homecare Information Systems Market Shares 2-6
2.2.1 Allscripts Homecare / Misys Healthcare Systems’ 2-9
2.2.2 McKesson Horizon Homecare Information Systems 2-9
2.2.3 Cerner BeyondNow 2-10
2.2.4 Meditech 2-10
2.2.5 Meditech / Patient Care Technologies 2-11
2.2.6 Allscripts Homecare 2-12
2.2.7 Siemens Health Services / Home Health Solutions 2-12
2.2.8 Fujitsu Homecare Information Systems 2-13
2.2.9 GE Centricity® Solutions 2-13
2.2.10 Lewis’ Financial Services Division 2-14
2.2.11 Login Soft 2-15
2.2.12 Santrax 2-15
2.2.13 ContinuLink Cloud SaaS Solutions 2-16
2.2.14 Procura Home Care Across the Continuum of Care 2-16
2.3 Homecare Information Systems Market Forecasts 2-17
2.3.1 Homecare Information Systems, SOA, Tablet Devices, and Wireless Handset Market Forecasts 2-19
2.4 Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Homecare Systems Market Shares, First Three Quarters 2009 2-22
2.4.1 Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Homecare Systems Market Shares 2-22
2.4.2 IBM SOA Business Integration Foundation Systems 2-25
2.4.3 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository 2-25
2.4.4 Tibco Services Oriented Architecture SOA 2-26
2.4.5 Microsoft SOA Application Platform 2-26
2.4.6 Microsoft Application Platform.NET Framework 2-26
2.4.7 Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Homecare Systems Market Forecasts 2-27
2.4.8 Homecare Information Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) Market Forecasts 2-
2.5 Home Medical Information Systems Market Segments 2-34
2.5.1 3G and 4G Handheld Wireless Devices 2-38
2.5.2 Use Of POC Technology In Homecare 2-41
2.6 Home Medical Consolidated Information Systems Market Driving Forces 2-42
2.7 Homecare Services Oriented Architecture Market Driving Forces 2-44
2.7.1 Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Components 2-45
2.7.2 SOA Middleware Means That Information Can Be Left Where It Is And Operated On From That Place 2-48
2.7.3 Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Market Driving Forces 2-50
2.8 Technological Trends Impact on Demand for Homecare Services 2-54
2.8.1 Benefits of Integration Solutions 2-54
2.9 Number Of Home Healthcare And Hospice Agencies 2-56
2.10 Geographical Segments 2-57
2.11 Healthcare Industry Shifts 2-58
HOMECARE INFORMATION SOFTWARE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
3. HOMECARE SOFTWARE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 3-1
3.1 McKesson HBOC 3-1
3.1.1 McKesson Homecare Systems Improve Patient Outcomes 3-2
3.1.2 McKesson Horizon Homecare™ Documentation Applications 3-3
3.1.3 McKesson Home Care Solutions 3-6
3.1.4 McKesson Horizon Homecare Advanced Clinical Software 3-10
3.1.5 McKesson Horizon Clinical Guideline Terms And Components 3-13
3.1.6 McKesson Horizon HomeCare ROI 3-16
3.1.7 Allscripts Homecare 3-17
3.1.8 Allscripts Homecare Software 3-18
3.1.9 Allscripts Home Care Claims Reimbursement 3-22
3.1.10 Allscripts Field Personnel Access To Clinical Data At The Point Of Care 3-23
3.1.11 Allscripts Clinical 3-23
3.1.12 Allscripts OASIS 3-24
3.1.13 Allscripts Library Of Interdisciplinary, Problem-Related Care Plans 3-25
3.1.14 Allscripts Keeps Patient Care On Track. 3-25
3.1.15 Allscripts Homecare Scheduling 3-26
3.1.16 Allscripts Homecare Software Modules 3-28
3.1.17 Allscripts Homecare Billing 3-29
3.1.18 Allscripts Homecare Billing Reporting 3-32
3.1.19 Allscripts Homecare Reporting Features 3-33
3.1.20 Allscripts Telemonitoring 3-34
3.1.21 Allscripts Homecare Speeds and Simplifies Physician Review And Approval Of Orders 3-35
3.1.22 Allscripts Homecare Physicians Portal Module 3-37
3.1.23 Allscripts Homecare General Ledger 3-37
3.2 Cerner BeyondNow 3-39
3.2.1 Cerner BeyondNow Outcomes Management 3-39
3.2.2 Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch 3-40
3.2.3 Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Positioning 3-47
3.2.4 Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Verified Visits Interface Sends Information Automatically To The Billing Application 3-48
3.3 Meditech 3-53
3.3.1 Meditech Intake 3-55
3.3.2 Meditech Scheduling Process 3-57
3.3.3 Meditech