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September 07, 1999 17:18
A Potential $300 Billion Industry: Companies Developing Electronic Commerce And Patient Related Healthcare Programs and Services
MANASQUAN, N.J., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Physician practice management, sales of new and used medical equipment,
Web-based lifelong health records, hospital-wide applications, healthcare billing and claims processing, solutions for chronically-ill patients, and prescribing and ordering of laboratory tests at the point of care are among the new e-health applications being introduced, according to a healthcare industry market research briefing service.
Healthcare providers, health insurers, managed care plans, pharmaceutical companies, health technology companies, including
medical software applications, medical laboratories and medical device manufacturers, all have a stake in the burgeoning $300 billion
shift to Internet-delivered applications and transactions, according to e-Healthcare Market Reporter.
"e-healthcare" is defined as the transition of healthcare business and patient-related processes and transactions into the electronic
Internet- delivered arena.
The healthcare industry has been behind other industries in adopting Web-enabled or e-commerce applications and solutions, said
Robert K. Jenkins, publisher of e-Healthcare Market Reporter. He cited better pricing, lower costs for inventory, health-system wide
communications, patient information management, and more efficient patient billing and claims handling as significant opportunities
for efficiencies and cost-savings through Internet-based programs and services.
e-Healthcare Market Reporter, the new twice-monthly executive briefing service, is delivered only via e-mail and may be ordered at
themcic.com the Managed Care Information Center Web site.
e-Healthcare Market Reporter covers such subjects as new technological developments, innovative programs and services, mergers
and acquisitions, companies delivering e-health technologies, new products, financial information and statistics, healthcare
e-commerce, strategies and trends.
Among the companies spotlighted in recent issues of the newsletter are HealthMagic Inc., StayHealthy.com, Claimsnet.com,
Healtheon, neoforma.com, Medic Computer Systems, Health Hero Network, ePhysician, Confer Software, Microscript Corporation,
MEDITECH, Caredata.com, OCG Technology, WebMD and OnHealth.com.
Visit themcic.com for more information on e-Healthcare Market Reporter. Electronic delivery in choice of
format includes e-mail notification alerts and a fully searchable archive. For information by phone contact the Managed Care
Information Center at 1-800-516-4343, fax toll-free 1-888-329-6242, or e-mail ehealth@themcic.com.
SOURCE e-Healthcare Market Reporter
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