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To: jonj who wrote (505)	1/23/1999 10:34:00 AM
From: John E. Jacobs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 570

Additional Info. Tuesday January 19, 11:01 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Internet to Revolutionize Healthcare Says Hambrecht & Quist Report On 'The Health.net Industry' Study Details Revenue Opportunities In E-Commerce, Connectivity And Advertising/Sponsorship SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1999-- The Internet will dramatically change healthcare by enhancing communications, streamlining processes, and creating new business opportunities, says a new research report from Hambrecht & Quist. ''The 'health.net' companies that stand at the confluence of healthcare and the Internet will reap the rewards of progress,'' according to H&Q analysts Stephen M. Fitzgibbons and Richard Lee. The report, ''The health.net Industry,'' analyzes the emerging pure-play health.net companies in three segments: content, community and services; connectivity and communications; and e-commerce. The overwhelming majority of these companies are privately-held, at present. The report details the revenue opportunities for these companies in e-commerce, connectivity and advertising/sponsorship. Of these, e-commerce, estimated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars, represents the largest and most immediate opportunity. ''The e-commerce companies are pursuing substantial opportunities in both the consumer and business markets,'' say the H&Q analysts. The connectivity market, estimated to be $10+ billion, will be penetrated more gradually. ''The connectivity players, consisting of healthcare information technology and emerging health.net companies, provide solutions to connect the various healthcare participants, including providers, patients, payers and suppliers,'' say the analysts. ''These companies will incrementally deploy Web technology in an effort to rapidly aggregate users on the front- and back-end of transactions. While we believe the opportunity is huge, and the work critical, the progress will come gradually as a number of hurdles need to be cleared.'' Advertising/sponsorship, the third market opportunity identified by analysts Fitzgibbons and Lee, is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars, ''with huge potential upside.'' In assessing the overall impact of the Internet on healthcare, the authors note that an estimated $250 billion in healthcare spending is wasted on unnecessary or avoidable care, redundant tests, and excessive administrative costs. ''This statistic,'' they add, ''tells only half the story. The intangible costs of poor information flow far outweigh the quantifiable deficiencies. Unlike other industries, in healthcare, good information can mean the difference between life and death.''