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TELEMEDICINE CONTENTS 1. METHODOLOGY 1 Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1 Disclaimers 2 Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3 2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 4 Factors Influencing the Market 4 Advantages of Telemedicine 4 Patient Perspective 4 Hospital Perspective 5 Significance of Telemedicine in the Current Scenario 5 Application of Telemedicine 5 Market Dynamics 6 Telemedicine Gaining Popularity 6 The Preferred Choice of Consultants 6 Telemedicine Experiences Expansion in Application Areas 6 Objectives Vary for Developing and Developed Nations 6 Cellular Communication to Reform Telemedicine Sector 7 Reduced Device Prices Boost Market Growth 7 Wireless Technology Gains Prominence 7 Rising Radiology Volumes Boost Teleradiology Market 8 Equal Opportunities for IT Companies 8 Telemedicine Moves Closer to Home 8 Customized Email Telemedicine - Beneficial for High-Volume Consultations 9 Surgical Teleconsultation Brings in New Expertise 9 Rise in Demand for Deployable Telemedicine Equipment 10 Reimbursement Scenario 10 Factors Limiting Market Growth 10 Expanding Reach Increases Risks 11 Competitive Factors 11 3. PRODUCT FACTS 12 Telemedicine 12 Technology 12 Hardware/Equipment 12 Software 12 Telecommunications & Network 12 Services 12 4. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 13 EMSC Pockets Templeton 13 Telemedicus Becomes a Member of the American Telemedicine Association 13 Alcatel-Lucent to Partner with Telemedicine Service Provider in the US 14 InTouch Technologies Inks Agreement with Genentech 14 TeleHealth Services Takes Over Pathware’s IHL Assets 14 Retail Pharmacies and PBMs Merge Health Information Networks 14 Virtual Radiologic Acquires Diagna Radiology 15 SHL Secures US FDA Approval 16 Card Guard Secures FDA Approval for LifeStar ACT III Platinum 16 My Healthy Access Partners with NuPhysicia 16 Royal Philips to Acquire VISICU 17 Healthanywhere Partners with We Care Health Services 17 CompuGROUP Acquires Majority Stake in All for One 18 Cegedim Enters into Agreement with Telehealth Solutions 18 t+ Medical Takes Over Vivatec 18 TeleVital India Receives Telemedicine Solution Contract from TCIL 19 AMD Supplies Telemedicine Equipment in Afghanistan 19 Apollo Telemedicine and Ericsson to Sign MoU 19 Infinity I-China Invests in China Medicine On-Line 20 Intelsat and iDirect Partners with Children’s National Medical Center 20 Johns Hopkins Selects Eceptionist 21 Swedish Medical Deploys Oracle® ECM Software 21 Colubris Enrolls into the Polycom ARENA Partner Program 21 RTX Healthcare Unveils New Wireless Telehealth Monitor 22 Aerotel Launches e-CliniQ Wireless Homecare System 22 eHealth Global Launches eHealthConnect Online Request System 23 HMSA to Launch Novel Healthcare Solution 23 Mennen Medical Introduces VitaLogik® 4000 Series Patient Monitor 24 Siemens Healthcare Introduces ARTISTE Solution 24 DW Healthcare Partners Divests The Radlinx Group 24 NightHawk Radiology Acquires Radlinx 25 NightHawk Radiology Acquires Teleradiology Diagnostic Service 25 Bosch Acquires Majority Stake in Health Hero 25 CardioNet Acquires PDSHeart 25 WorldCare Clinical Partners with University of Chicago 25 Viterion Bags Supply Contract from VNSNY 26 Philips Secures Telehealth GPO Contract from CAHSAH 26 LAN Enters into Agreement with EnovateIT 27 IgeaCare Acquires VaaSah 27 AOK Rheinland/Hamburg Joins Cologne Telemedicine Net 27 TANDBERG Acquires Codian 27 Teleradiology Solutions Partners with National Health Group 28 Yunnan Sunpa Enters into Joint Venture with SRIT 28 Apollo to Establish a Health Superhighway 28 Aerotel Takes Over Tadiran LifeCare 29 CardioNet Enters into Partnership with Cardiac Telecom 29 Invivo Inks Agreement with Philips Medical 29 Apollo Telemedicine Changes Name to Apollo PACS 29 Apollo PACS Inks Collaboration Agreement with NDMA 29 Philips Secures Telehealth Contract from VNAA 30 Cardiac Science HeartCentrix ECG Connects with MicroMD® EMR of Henry 30 Cardiac Science Enters into Agreement with GEMMS 31 Honeywell to Partner with Procura 31 Franklin & Seidelmann Takes Over Apex Radiology 32 TeleVital Launches Telemedicine Service 32 WCC Launches WorldPRO Technology Software Platform 32 Honeywell Introduces Telehealth Ecosystem 32 Cardiac Science Introduces Quinton Q-Tel RMS 3.0 Rehabilitation System 33 SHL Introduces Advanced ECG Transmission Device 33 5. MAJOR PLAYERS 34 Aerotel Medical Systems Limited (Israel) 34 AMD Telemedicine, Inc. (USA) 34 Apollo PACS, Inc. (USA) 34 Card Guard Group (Switzerland) 34 CardioNet, Inc. (USA) 35 Cerner Corporation (USA) 35 Cybernet Systems Corporation (USA) 35 GE Healthcare Ltd (UK) 35 Honeywell HomMed LLC (USA) 35 Invivo Corp. (USA) 35 Johns Hopkins Medicine (USA) 35 Mennen Medical Corp. (Israel) 36 NightHawk Radiology Services LLC (USA) 36 Philips Healthcare (Netherlands) 36 Polycom, Inc. (US) 36 SHL TeleMedicine Ltd. (Israel) 36 Siemens Healthcare (Germany) 37 TANDBERG (Norway) 37 TeleVital, Inc. (USA) 37 Templeton Readings LLC (USA) 37 United Therapeutics Corporation (USA) 37 Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc. (USA) 38 WorldCare International, Inc. (USA) 38 6. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 38 7. THE UNITED STATES 44 Market Overview 44 Telemedicine: The Perfect Solution for Rural America’s Healthcare Issues 44 Globalization of US Telemedicine 45 US Telemedicine: Prospects and Challenges 45 Reimbursement Scenario 45 Lack of Uniform Policy 46 Reimbursement Policies in State 46 Complications of Managed Care 47 Private Payer Reimbursement: A Move Towards Better Future 47 Unconventional Payers 47 Overview of Select Payers for Reimbursement 47 Medicare 47 Medicare Expands Eligible Originating Sites 48 Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 48 Teleradiology Services Market 48 Expanding Radiology Volumes Boost Teleradiology Services Market 49 Videoconferencing Systems & Telemedicine 50 Competition 50 Teleradiology Services Market 51 Telecardiology Systems and Services Market 51 8. CANADA 53 Market Overview 53 9. JAPAN 54 10. EUROPE 56 a. France 59 b. Germany 60 c. Italy 61 d. The United Kingdom 62 e. Rest of Europe 63 11. ASIA-PACIFIC 64 Rising Healthcare Costs & Aging Population Aid Telemedicine Market Growth 64 Major Markets 64 China 64 India 65 Healthcare Market: An Overview 65 Telemedicine: What’s in Store 65 Tele-Radiology Outsourcing to India on Rise 66 Australia 66 12. REST OF WORLD 68 Major Regions 68 Brazil 68 Nigeria 68 Armenia 68 Kazakhstan 68 EXHIBITS Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of Global Telemedicine Technology Market by Usage for Wireless and Wireline Systems - 2010E Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in the World - 2008 Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Global Telemedicine Videoconferencing Systems and Services Market by Specialty- 2010E Table 4: Global Telemedicine Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Global Telemedicine Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 6: Global Telemedicine Technology Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 7: Percentage Breakdown of Global Telemedicine Technology Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 8: Global Telemedicine Hardware/Equipment Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Global Telemedicine Hardware/Equipment Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 10: Global Telemedicine Software Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Global Telemedicine Software Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 12: Global Telemedicine Telecommunications & Network Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Global Telemedicine Telecommunications & Network Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 14: Global Telemedicine Services Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Global Telemedicine Services Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 16: Percentage Shares of Teleradiology Services Usage by Function in the US - 2007 Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Videoconferencing Systems and Services Market by Specialty - 2008 Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Teleradiology Service Providers in the US - 2007 Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Ambulatory Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices Manufacturers in the US - 2007 Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Cardiac Event Monitoring Services Providers in the US - 2007 Table 21: Telemedicine Market by Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in the US for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 23: Telemedicine Market by Segment in Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 24: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in Canada for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 25: Telemedicine Market by Segment in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 26: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in Japan for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 27: Telemedicine Market by Region in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Region in Europe for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 29: Telemedicine Market by Product Segment in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in Europe for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 31: Telemedicine Market by Product Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in France for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 33: Telemedicine Market by Product Segment in Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in Germany for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 35: Telemedicine Market by Product Segment in Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 36: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in Italy for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 37: Telemedicine Market by Segment in the UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 38: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in the UK for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 39: Telemedicine Market by Product Segment in Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 40: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 41: Telemedicine Market by Product Segment in Asia Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 42: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in Asia Pacific for the Years 2009 & 2012 Table 43: Telemedicine Market by Product Segment in Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 44: Percentage Breakdown of Telemedicine Market by Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2009 & 2012 COMPANIES PROFILED