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Baby boomers to boost home care.


Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
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 predicts technology in, on and around the body that "frees care from formal institutions" will grab a $34 million market share by 2015. "Technology and consumer interests will collide in the home with billions on the line for progressive healthcare players," said senior analyst Liz Boehm, author of the Forrester report, "Who Pays for Healthcare Unbound unbound

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Aging baby boomers See generation X. , who will likely want to remain independent, will fuel the market for medical device manufacturers, remote health service providers and home-networking vendors, according to Forrester. Third-party reimbursement will bolster this growth in 2010, including home health monitoring to assist seniors with daily living activities, acute post hospitalization care in the home, and remote care and behavior modification behavior modification
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 for patients with chronic conditions.
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Title Annotation:Outpatient Care
Publication:Health Management Technology
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 1, 2004
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