1. Homecare Information Systems
Market Description1-1
1.1 Homecare Information System Software Market Shifts 1-1
1.1.1 Characteristics Particular To The
Homecare Information System Market 1-4
1.1.2 Prospective Payment System (PPS) 1-4
1.1.3 Home Care Services Billing Issues 1-5
1.1.4 Managed Care Requirements 1-6
1.2 Need For Automation Of Home Care Companies 1-9
1.3 Homecare Information Technology Industry 1-11
1.3.1 History Of Low Investment In
Healthcare Information Technology 1-13
1.3.2 Market Driving Forces For Worldwide
Homecare Information Systems 1-14
1.3.3 Treatment Trends 1-14
1.3.4 U.S. Healthcare Delivery Industry 1-16
1.3.5 Competition Forms Basis Of U.S.
Medical Care Services Delivery 1-16
1.3.6 Science And Medical Technology 1-17
1.4 Market Drivers For Healthcare Cost Containment 1-18
1.4.1 Managed Care Organization Impact 1-19
1.4.2 Reasons Home Health Care Has
Gained Wide-Spread Acceptance 1-19
1.4.3 Managed Care Change In The Healthcare Industry 1-20
1.4.4 Homecare For People With Long Term Disabilities 1-20
1.5 Worldwide Homecare Information
Systems Market Distribution 1-21
1.5.1 Delivery Of Non-Acute Health Care 1-21
1.5.2 Leveraging Distribution Channels 1-22
1.5.3 Worldwide Homecare Information Systems Market Positioning 1-22
1.6 Increased Need For Information Technology 1-24
1.6.1 Medical Error 1-25
1.7 Shortcomings Of Traditional Healthcare Information Systems 1-25
1.8 Homecare Information Systems Market Strategy 1-27
1.8.1 Integrated Healthcare Information Technology Solutions 1-27
1.8.2 Flexible Product-Delivery Options 1-28
1.8.3 Leveraging Existing Customer Base 1-28
1.9 Homecare Information Systems Market Trends 1-29
1.9.1 Clinician Support For Spending Less
Time At The Desktop And More
Time Taking Care Of Patients 1-31
Homecare information systems Market Forecasts
2. Homecare Information Systems Market
Shares and Market Forecasts2-1
2.1 Home Medical Information Systems Market Driving Forces 2-1
2.2 Home Medical Information Systems Market Shares 2-3
2.2.1 Home Medical Information Systems Market Participants 2-7
2.2.2 Home Care Information Systems (HCIS) /
Medic Computer Systems 2-8
2.3 Summary Market Forecasts 2-8
2.4 Technological Trends Impact on
Demand for Homecare Services 2-10
2.4.1 Benefits of Integration Solutions 2-11
2.5 Total U.S. Homecare and Hospice Spending 2-13
2.5.1 Alternate Forecast 2-14
2.6 Number Of Home Healthcare
And Hospice Agencies / Penetration Analysis 2-17
2.6.1 Small Homecare Agencies 2-22
2.6.2 Mid Size Homecare Agencies 2-23
2.6.3 Large Homecare Agencies 2-25
2.7 Geographical Segments 2-27
2.8 Healthcare Industry Shifts 2-29
2.9 Home Health Agency Analysis By State 2-32
2.10Home Hospice Analysis By State 2-35
Homecare information systems Products
3. Homecare Information Systems Products3-1
3.1 McKesson HBOC3-1
3.1.1 Pathways Homecare 3-2
3.1.2 Pathways Homecare System Characteristics 3-4
3.1.3 Integrated System3-7
3.1.4 Managed Care-Enabled 3-7
3.1.5 Prospective Payment System Ready 3-8
3.1.6 Pathways Homecare User-defined Organizational Structure 3-8
3.1.7 Pathways Homecare Flexible Security 3-8
3.1.8 Pathways Homecare Agency Management and Intake 3-9
3.1.9 Pathways Homecare Authorizations 3-11
3.1.10 Pathways Homecare Personnel Scheduling 3-11
3.1.11 Pathways Homecare Utilities 3-13
3.1.12 Pathways Homecare Point of Care Module 3-13
3.1.13 Pathways Hospice Support 3-16
3.1.14 Pathways Homecare Telephony 3-16
3.1.15 Pathways Homecare Reimbursement Management 3-18
3.1.16 Pathways Homecare Flexible Reimbursement 3-20
3.1.17 Pathways Homecare InfoCenter 3-23
3.1.18 Pathways Homecare Account Profile 3-23
3.1.19 Support For Agency Relationship With Referring Physicians 3-23
3.2 Cerner ProCall Home Care Management System3-26
3.3 BeyondNow Technologies 3-28
3.3.1 BeyondNow Customizable Software Designed For Home Care 3-28
3.3.2 BeyondNow Technologies / Hospice 3-33
3.3.3 BeyondNow Referral Management 3-33
3.3.4 BeyondNow Patient Profile Searching 3-34
3.3.5 BeyondNow HIPAA Compliance for HomeWorks 3-37
3.3.6 BeyondNow Technologies Support For
Prospective Payment System (PPS) Reimbursement System3-38
3.3.7 BeyondNow Technologies / Sentara Healthcare 3-38
3.4 Patient Care Technologies / Meditech: inSync 3-39
3.4.1 PtCT Point-Of-Care Driven Process 3-41
3.4.2 inSync Point of Care Driven Process 3-42
3.4.3 inSync Structured Charting 3-43
3.5 Medic Computer Systems/
Home Care Information Systems (HCIS) 3-44
3.5.1 Home Care Information Systems (HCIS) Vision HomeCare 3-44
3.5.2 Vision HomeCare Clinical Capabilities 3-50
3.5.3 Vision HomeCare Scheduling Capabilities 3-51
3.5.4 Vision HomeCare Hospice Capabilities 3-52
3.5.5 Vision HomeCare OASIS Benchmarking Capabilities 3-53
3.5.6 Vision HomeCare ORYX Benchmarking Capabilities 3-53
3.5.7 Vision HomeCare Drug Information 3-53
3.5.8 Vision HomeCare Billing Capabilities: 3-54
3.5.9 Vision HomeCare Clinical Capabilities 3-54
3.6 Siemens Home Health Services Solutions 3-61
3.7 Siemens / Novius Home Care Financial View3-62
3.8 Siemens / Novius Home Care Clinical View3-64
3.9 Siemens / Novius Home Health Solutions Interfaces 3-66
3.9.1 Siemens / Novius Family Of Information Solutions 3-68
3.9.2 Siemens / Novius PPS SnapShot 3-69
3.10 Meditech E-Commerce Solution 3-70
3.10.1 Meditech HIPAA Positioning 3-72
3.11 CareCentric 3-73
3.12 Healthcare Synergy 3-73
3.13IMA Technologies 3-74
3.13.1 CaseTrakker Target Markets 3-75
3.13.2 CaseTrakker Flexible Object-Oriented Design 3-77
3.13.3 CaseTrakker System Integration 3-77
3.13.4 CaseTrakkerLAN3-78
3.13.5 CaseTrakker Voyager 3-78
3.13.6 CaseTrakker Enterprise 3-78
3.14Lewis Computer POC Product 3-79
3.15Fujitsu WebCare 3-79
Homecare information systems Technology
4. Homecare Information Systems Technology 4-1
4.1 Homecare Information Systems Requirements 4-1
4.1.1 Internet Protocol (IP) Mission Critical Functionality 4-4
4.2 Homecare Information Systems Toolkits 4-6
4.2.1 Process Management Toolkits 4-7
4.3 Homecare Information Systems-Services 4-9
4.4 Internet 4-16
4.4.1 Upgrading Software 4-17
4.4.2 End-To-End Flow From The Security Viewpoint 4-17
4.4.3 Homecare Information Systems
Services Security Policy Configuration 4-18
4.4.4 Role Of Mission Critical Middleware Messaging 4-21
4.4.5 IBM Mission-Critical Functionality 4-22
4.4.6 IBM Websphere MQ Messaging Software 4-23
4.4.7 Linking Internal Operations 4-24
4.5 Web Services 4-26
4.5.1 Services Guarantee Compliance 4-27
4.5.2 Outcomes Monitoring 4-27
4.5.3 Web Services Key Standards 4-28
4.5.4 Web Services Definition 4-29
4.6 Web Services Architecture 4-31
4.7 Distributed Service Discovery Methods 4-32
4.7.1 Web Services Positioning 4-33
4.8 OASIS 4-34
4.9 SOAP 4-35
4.9.1 SOAP Framework 4-35
4.9.2 Framework For Developing Web Services 4-36
4.9.3 Apache SOAP 4-36
4.9.4 Load Balancer With SSL Support 4-37
4.9.5 Points Of Failure 4-37
4.9.6 SOAP Limitations 4-38
4.9.7 SOAP Protocol Uses Multi-Step Process 4-39
4.9.8 Framework Benefits 4-39
4.9.9 SOAP Test Strategies 4-39
4.9.10 SOAP Solutions 4-41
4.10WSDL 4-42
4.10.1 WSDL Service Descriptions 4-42
4.11UDDI Registry 4-43
4.11.1 UDDI Test Registries 4-44
4.11.2 UDDI Distributed Web Service Discovery 4-44
4.11.3 UDDI Consortium4-46
4.11.4 WS-Inspection Document Extensibility 4-46
4.12 Language XSLT4-47
Homecare information systems Company Profiles
5. Homecare Information Systems
Company Descriptions5-1
5.1 3M 5-1
5.2 Accumedic Computer Systems 5-3
5.3 Advanced Information Management 5-3
5.4 Advanced Information Management 5-3
5.5 American Health Care (AHC) Software Enterprises 5-4
5.6 BeyondNow Technologies 5-5
5.6.1 BeyondNow Technologies / Baptist Health Care 5-5
5.6.2 BeyondNow Technologies / Sentara Healthcare 5-6
5.6.3 BeyondNow Integrated System5-6
5.6.4 BeyondNow Technologies Facilitates Speed To Billing 5-7
5.7 CareCentric 5-7
5.8 Cerner 5-8
5.8.1 Cerner Revenues 5-9
5.8.2 Cerner Health Care Solutions 5-10
5.8.3 Cerner Clinical And Financial Systems Integration 5-11
5.8.4 Cerner Patient Safety Solutions 5-11
5.8.5 Cerner Radiology Imaging 5-12
5.8.6 Cerner Supply Chain Automation 5-12
5.8.7 Cerner Customers 5-13
5.8.8 Cerner Strategic Focus 5-13
5.9 Fujitsu 5-14
5.10Golden Rule Software 5-14
5.11Green Mountain Software Corporation 5-15
5.12Hann's On Software 5-15
5.13 HealthCare Synergy 5-15
5.13.1 Healthcare Synergy Products 5-16
5.14 Healthlink 5-16
5.15IMA Technologies 5-17
5.16Lewis Computer Services 5-19
5.17 McKesson 5-20
5.17.1 Pathways Homecare 5-21
5.18Medical Information Technology (Meditech) 5-21
5.18.1 Meditech Internet Interfaces 5-22
5.18.2 Meditech and IBM 5-24
5.18.3 Meditech Third Quarter 2001 Revenue 5-24
5.19Misys Group / Medic Computer Systems 5-24
5.19.1 Medic Products 5-25
5.19.2 Home Care Information Systems
(HCIS) / Medic Computer Systems 5-25
5.19.3 Home Care Information Systems (HCIS) Software 5-26
5.19.4 Home Care Information Systems Acquires Data Counsel 5-26
5.20 Pharmacy Data Systems 5-27
5.21Pro Business Systems 5-28
5.21.1 Pro Business Systems Products 5-28
5.22Procura 5-29
5.22.1 Hedgehog Systems 5-29
5.22.2 Procura / Micro Medical Systems 5-30
5.23Profium5-30
5.24SAS 5-31
5.25 STATLinc Computer Services 5-31
5.26VasTech 5-32
5.27 Government Agencies With Homecare Responsibility 5-32
5.28National Associations And Regional
Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs) 5-33
5.29State Home Health Associations 5-33
List of Tables and Figures:
Market Shares 2001
Market Forecasts 2002-2007
Table ES-1 ES-2
Home Medical Market Driving Forces
Table ES-2 ES-3
Home Medical Information Systems Market Driving Forces
Table ES-3 ES-5
Market Positioning Of Homecare Information System Software
Figure ES-4 ES-7
Worldwide Homecare Information System Market Forecasts, Market Penetration, 2002-2007
Table ES-5ES-8
Worldwide Homecare Information System Market Forecasts, Market Penetration, 2002-2007
Figure ES-6 ES-9
U.S. Homecare Information System Market Forecasts, Market Penetration, 2002-2007
Figure ES-7 ES-14
U.S. Homecare Information System Market Forecasts, Alternate Scenario, 2002-2007
Table ES-8 ES-15
U.s. Homecare Information System Market Forecasts, Alternate Scenario, 2002-2007
Table 1-1 1-2
Homecare Information System Software Characteristics
Table 1-2 1-3
Market Characteristics For Evaluation of
Homecare Information System Software Vendors
Table 1-3 1-5
Home Care Services Billing Issues
Table 1-4 1-7
JCAHO ORYX Requirements
Table 1-5 1-10
Home Care Standard Services Provided
Table 1-6 1-11
Home Care Specialty Services Provided
Table 1-7 1-12
Home Market Information System Software Market Segment
Table 1-8 1-15
Factors Relating To Value Of Home Health Care
Over Institutional Care
Table 1-9 1-23
Worldwide Homecare Information Systems Market Positioning
Table 1-10 1-27
Strategies For Offering Technology Solutions
To The Home Healthcare Industry
Table 1-11 1-30
Homecare Information Systems Market Trends
Table 2-1 1
Home Medical Market Driving Forces 1
Table 2-2 2
Home Medical Information Systems Market Driving Forces 2
Figure 2-3 2-4
U.S. Homecare Information System Market Shares, 2001
Table 2-4 2-5
U.S. Homecare Information System Market Shares, Dollars, 2001
Figure 2-5 2-6
Worldwide Homecare Information System Market Shares,
Dollars, 2001
Table 2-6 2-7
Worldwide Homecare Information System Market Shares,
Dollars, 2001
Figure 2-7 2-8
Worldwide Homecare Information System Market Forecasts, Market Penetration, 2002-2007
Table 2-8 2-8
Worldwide Homecare Information System Market Forecasts, Market Penetration, 2002-2007
Figure 2-9 2-10
U.S. Homecare Information System Market Forecasts, Market Penetration, 2002-2007
Table 2-10 2-12
Benefits of Integration Solutions
Figure 2-112-13
U.S. Homecare and Hospice Spending Forecasts, Dollars, 2002-2007
Table 2-12 2-14
U.S. Homecare and Hospice Spending Forecasts, Dollars, 2002-2007
Figure 2-132-15
U.S. Homecare Information System Market Forecasts,
Alternate Scenario, 2002-2007
Table 2-14 2-16
U.S. Homecare Information System Market Forecasts,
Alternate Scenario, 2002-2007
Figure 2-152-17
U.S. Homecare Information System Market
Penetration Forecasts, Percent, 2002-2007
Table 2-16 2-17
U.S. Homecare Information System Market
Penetration Forecasts, Percent, 2002-2007
Figure 2-172-20
U.S. Homecare / Hospice Agency Market Forecasts, 2002-2007
Table 2-18 2-21
U.S. Homecare / Hospice Agency Market Forecasts, 2002-2007
Figure 2-192-22
U.S. Homecare / Hospice Small Agency
Market Penetration, Percent, 2002-2007
Figure 2-202-22
U.S. Homecare / Hospice Small Agency
Market Forecasts, 2002-2007
Figure 2-212-23
U.S. Homecare / Hospice Mid Size Agency
Market Penetration, Percent, 2002-2007
Figure 2-222-24
U.S. Homecare / Hospice Mid Size Agency
Market Forecasts, 2002-2007
Figure 2-232-25
U.S. Homecare / Hospice Large Agency
Market Penetration, Percent, 2002-2007
Figure 2-242-26
U.S. Homecare / Hospice Large Agency
Market Forecasts, 2002-2007
Figure 2-252-27
Homecare Information System Shipments by Regions, 2001
Table 2-26 2-28
Homecare Information System Shipments by Regions, 2001
Table 2-27 2-30
Clinical And Management Information Systems Functions
Table 2-28 2-32
Number Of Medicare Certified
Home Health Agencies, By State, 2000
Table 2-29 2-36
Number Of Medicare Certified
Hospice Agencies, By State, 2000
Table 3-1 3-3
Pathways Homecare Systems Positioning
Table 3-2 3-5
Pathways Homecare Target Markets
Table 3-3 3-6
Pathways Homecare System Uses
Table 3-4 3-7
Types Of Homecare Services
Table 3-5 3-10
Pathways Homecare Agency Management Functionality
Table 3-6 3-12
Pathways Homecare Personnel Scheduling Module
Table 3-7 3-15
Pathways Homecare Clinical Documentation System Features
Table 3-8 3-17
Pathways Homecare Telephone-Based Extension Features
Table 3-9 3-19
Pathways Homecare Reimbursement Management Features
Table 3-10 3-20
Pathways Homecare Reimbursement Models
Table 3-11 3-21
Pathways Homecare Options For Revenue Recognition
Table 3-12 3-25
Pathways Homecare Internet Solutions Benefits
Table 3-13 3-26
The Cerner ProCall Home Care Management System Functions
Table 3-14 3-27
Integration Suite Automation Of Healthcare Domains
Table 3-15 3-29
BeyondNow Referral Management Functions
Table 3-16 3-30
BeyondNow Reimbursement Management Functions
Table 3-17 3-31
BeyondNow Patient to Human Resource Matches
Table 3-18 3-32
BeyondNow Billing and Accounting Functions
Table 3-19 3-34
BeyondNow Comprehensive Point-of-Care On-Line Documentation
Table 3-20 3-35
BeyondNow Patient Profile Searching
Table 3-21 3-36
BeyondNow Support For Access To Community Resources
Table 3-22 3-37
BeyondNow Care Plans
Table 3-23 3-39
PtCT System Features To Accommodate Home Care Needs
Table 3-24 3-46
Vision HomeCare Information System Functions
Table 3-25 3-47
Vision HomeCare Information System Features
Table 3-26 3-48
Vision HomeCare User Features
Table 3-27 3-49
Vision HomeCare Billing Features
Table 3-28 3-52
Vision HomeCare Target Markets
Table 3-29 3-56
Vision HomeCare Scheduling Capabilities
Table 3-30 3-57
Vision HomeCare Prospective Payment System (PPS) Capabilities
Table 3-31 3-58
Vision HomeCare System Capabilities
Table 3-32 3-59
Vision HomeCare Point of Care Field Capabilities
Table 3-33 3-60
Vision HomeCare System Functional Scope
Table 3-34 3-61
Siemens Healthcare Information Systems Solutions Modules
Table 3-35 3-63
Siemens / Novius System Modules
Table 3-36 3-65
Siemens / Novius Home Care Clinical View Functions
Table 3-37 3-66
Home Health Solutions HL7 Interface Benefits
Table 3-38 3-67
Home Health Solutions HL7 Technical Benefits
Table 3-39 3-69
Home Health Solutions For Prospective Payment System (PPS)
Table 3-40 3-71
Medical Information Technology e-commerce Initiative
Table 3-41 3-72
Medical Information Technology E-Commerce System Features
Table 3-42 3-75
CaseTrakker Version Selection
Table 3-43 3-76
CaseTrakker Target Marketing
Table 4-1 4-3
Homecare Information Systems Requirements
Table 4-2 4-4
Homecare Information Systems Functions
Table 4-3 4-6
Assessment Of Homecare Information Systems Services Tool Positioning
Table 4-4 4-8
Functions Of An IP Addressing Device
Table 4-5 4-9
Benefits Of an IP Addressing Device
Table 4-5 4-11
Homecare Information Systems Modular Strategy
Table 4-6 4-12
Homecare Information Systems Component Strategy
Table 4-7 4-13
Homecare Information Systems Services Challenge
Table 4-8 4-14
Internet Market Driving Forces
Table 4-9 4-15
Internet Homecare Information Systems Resource Management
Table 4-12 4-23
Enterprise Messaging Integration Functions
Table 4-13 4-25
Software Application Integration Functions
Table 5-1 5-8
Cerner Positioning
Table 5-2 5-10
Cerner Health Care Solutions
Table 5-3 5-18
IMA Technologies CaseTrakker Functions
Table 5-4 5-22
Meditech Internet Interfaces
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