Rising health care industry costs and a shortage of skilled staff have created a lucrative opportunity for technology and service providers, as hospitals and other front-line health care providers look to adopt new technology to lower their operating costs. Wireless LANs, VoIP, and RFID monitoring of medical devices are just some of the new technologies that will be deployed.
New technology in the wireless, metro, and backbone networks will deliver cost savings and improved care.
Telemedicine applications will transform current hospital and home care practices.

This report provides a detailed analysis of the telecommunications and IT environment within the Healthcare industry.

We will examine healthcare applications and the industry forces, such as population dynamics and government funding, that will impact the growth of telecommunications services.
The report will identify the rapid changes in technology that will impact how heathcare providers manage their networks and the opportunities for service providers, equipment vendors, and systems integrators to address these needs.

Insight will provide forecasts of the wireline and wireless service demand for healthcare networks, as well as the demand by care provider.