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Abstract

This Frost & Sullivan research service titled The Role of the Internet in Healthcare provides an overview of the growing importance of the Internet in the healthcare sector. The study analyses the key market drivers, restraints and trends that are impacting healthcare providers' adoption of Internet technologies.

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary

• 1. Summary of the Role of Internet in Healthcare
  • 1. Overview of the Role of Internet in Healthcare

2. Research Scope and Methodology

• 1. Scope and Methodology
  • 1. Research Definitions and Scope
  • 2. Research Methodology
  • 3. Glossary of Terms

3. Introduction and Background

• 1. Introduction and Background
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Use of the Internet - Global Trends
  • 3. Use of the Internet - European Trends
  • 4. Healthcare on the Internet - Application Areas

4. Market Dynamics

• 1. Key Market Dynamics
  • 1. Industry Challenges
  • 2. Market Drivers
    • a. Emergence of the ' Power Patient'
    • b. Majority Experienced with Using the Internet
    • c. Characteristics of the Internet
    • d. Current Healthcare Delivery Systems Favouring the Switch to Internet Technologies
  • 3. Market Restraints
    • a. Security Concerns
    • b. Difficulty to Demonstrate Return-on-Investment
    • c. The Mixed Quality of Information on the Internet
    • d. Budget Constraints
    • e. Physicians' Uncertainty
    • f. Resistance to Change
  • 4. Technology Trends

5. Current Trends and Forecasts of the Use of Internet in Healthcare

• 1. Clinical Application Areas
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Online Collaboration between Healthcare Professionals and Patients
  • 3. Use of Internet for Informed Decision Making
  • 4. Internet Diagnosis in Europe
  • 5. Online Health Records
  • 6. Use of Internet for Healthcare Research in Europe
  • 7. Use of Internet for Diet and Fitness in Europe
  • 8. Online Appointment Settings in Europe
  • 9. Support Groups Subscribed to by Internet Users in Europe
• 2. Business Application Areas
  • 1. e-Procurement by Hospitals in Europe
  • 2. Education/ e-learning
  • 3. Insurance and the Internet
• 3. Geographical Trends
  • 1. Country ProfilesPart-I
  • 2. Country Profiles-Part II
  • 3. Selected Statistics

6. Future Trends

• 1. Future Directions
  • 1. The Future of Internet in Healthcare

7. Decision Support Databases

• 1. Databases on Healthcare Infrastructure
  • 1. Number of Hospitals in Europe
  • 2. Number of Hospital Beds in Europe
• 2. Databases on Healthcare Expenditure
  • 1. Government Healthcare Expenditure in Europe
  • 2. Private Healthcare Expenditure in Europe
  • 3. Healthcare Expenditure as Per cent of GDP

• Role of Internet in Healthcare: Impact of Top Industry Challenges (Europe), 2007-2012
• Role of Internet in Healthcare: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe), 2007-2012
• Role of Internet in Healthcare: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe), 2007-2012
• Role of Internet in Healthcare: Technology Trends Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe), 2007-2012

• Role of Internet in Healthcare: Hospital Internet Access Statistics (Europe), 2006
• Role of Internet in Healthcare: Hospital e-procurement Usage Statistics (Europe), 2006
• Role of Internet in Healthcare: Hospital e-Invoicing Statistics (Europe), 2006
• Role of Internet in Healthcare: Country Statistics (United Kingdom, Germany and France), 2006
• Role of Internet in Healthcare: Country Statistics (Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and Benelux), 2006

• Decision Support Database: Number of Hospitals (Europe), 1999-2006
• Decision Support Database: Number of Hospital Beds (Europe), 1999-2006
• Decision Support Database: Government Healthcare Expenditure in US$ Billion (Europe), 1999-2006
• Decision Support Database: Private Healthcare Expenditure in US$ Billion (Europe), 1999-2006
• Decision Support Database: Healthcare Expenditure as Per cent of GDP (Europe), 1999-2006