Abstract
This IDC Health Insights study presents the business case for
the accelerated adoption of information technology in the healthcare sectors
of Central and Eastern European countries, with a focus on
the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Romania. The study
details those healthcare sector challenges in the region that can
most readily be met by information technology solutions in 2011
and thus focuses on eprescription, serialization, telemedicine, mobile health, electronic
health record, and analytics technologies.
"The healthcare IT landscape is shifting
in Central and Eastern Europe, but it is shifting too
slowly. Despite the IT adoption drivers found elsewhere in the
world also being are present here, such as unsustainable costs,
growing chronic disease load, and an aging population, strong and
clear leadership is lacking and motivation for adoption is in
short supply. Healthcare stakeholders must therefore build better business cases
for IT adoption in the region." — Senior Research Analyst
Heather Keyes, IDC Health Insights CEMA
Table of Contents
- IDC Health Insights Opinion
- In This Study
- Situation Overview
- Challenges
- Use Resources More Efficiently
- Control Pharmaceutical Costs
- Better Utilize Human Resources
- Meet Rising Demand for Healthcare Services
- Better Manage Consumption of Healthcare Services
- Increase Preventative Care
- Improve Coordination of Care
- The Approach
- Framing the Alternatives
- ePrescription
- Serialization
- Fostering Behavior Change
- From Telemedicine to mHealth
- From Electronic Health Records to Personal Health Records
- Analytics
- Key Strategic Elements
- Stakeholder Motivation
- Interoperability
- Degree of Centralization Necessary
- Future Outlook
- Industry Impact
- Legislative Impact
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Definitions
- Synopsis
- Table: Key Healthcare Indicators in Central and Eastern Europe
- Table: Definition of IDC' s Healthcare Vertical Market by NACE Category
- Figure: Percentage of Total Healthcare Expenditure Spent on Pharmaceuticals by Country, 2004–2008
- Figure: Healthcare Workforce by Country, 2009
- Figure: Healthy Life Years Versus Life Expectancy for Females in CEE, by Country, 2009
- Figure: Number of Annual Doctor Consultations Per 1,000 Inhabitants by Country (Latest Available Year)
- Figure: Acute Care Infrastructure and Consumption by Country (Latest Available Year)
- Figure: Percentage of Tobacco Users by Country, 2009
- Figure: Percentage of the Population Living in Urban Areas, 2009
- Figure: Connecting CEE' s Healthcare Challenges to IT Solutions
