Consumer-Driven Healthcare Challenging the Traditional Roles of Providers and Payers.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42705) has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: The Changing Role of Consumers in Healthcare (Market Focus) to their offering. An analysis of the industry factors contributing to the consumer-driven healthcare environment. Scope of this title: * Builds on ongoing primary research with healthcare organizations, physicians, consumers * Identifies the key forces driving the adoption of consumer-driven healthcare * Analyzes the challenges that providers and payers face in this shifting environment * Predicts how adoption of consumer-driven healthcare will change the roles of stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. Highlights of this title: Patients are becoming active consumers of healthcare globally Consumer-driven healthcare challenges the traditional roles of providers and payers Healthcare organizations are implementing or leveraging different technologies to address challenges Reasons to order your copy: * Understand the factors influencing technology decision-making decision-making, n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment. decision-making, evidence-based, n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from * Shape positioning to meet pain points in the healthcare industry * Align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. product messaging with industry needs OUR VIEW CATALYST SUMMARY METHODOLOGY ANALYSIS Patients are becoming active consumers of healthcare globally Defining consumerism consumerism Movement or policies aimed at regulating the products, services, methods, and standards of manufacturers, sellers, and advertisers in the interests of the buyer. and consumer-driven healthcare Escalating out-of-pocket expenses out-of-pocket expenses n. moneys paid directly for necessary items by a contractor, trustee, executor, administrator or any person responsible to cover expenses not detailed by agreement. are creating demanding consumers The Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the is changing consumer behavior and influences their decision-making Accessing health information online is becoming increasingly mainstream The Internet is evolving into an interactive tool for managing healthcare Online tools are exerting influence over consumers' interactions with their physicians Governments encourage their population to participate in consumer-driven healthcare initiatives Consumer-directed healthcare challenges the traditional roles of providers and payers Healthcare organizations are feeling the heat of consumer-driven healthcare right now Challenges for providers and payers are more cultural rather than technological Collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. across different stakeholders will be key in consumer-driven healthcare Providers and payers must apply lessons learned from the banking and retail industries Healthcare organizations are implementing different technologies to address challenges Personal health records are a top priority for providers within the consumer-driven marketplace But investing in technology such as a PHR PHR Personal Health Record PHR Physicians for Human Rights PHR Professional in Human Resources PHR Public Health Reports PHR Partnerships for Health Reform Phr Phrygian (linguistics) PHR Presse Hebdomadaire Régionale is primarily a business decision Linking financial systems and services to clinical systems such as a PHR will be the norm ACTIONS Being innovative and flexible may be the best way to help your customers Focus on service offerings and ongoing customer support Align yourself with the pain points Consumerism is a global phenomenon with separate local implications Definitions Extended methodology Our ongoing primary research efforts External secondary research and sources Further reading Ask the analyst List of Figures Figure 1: Out-of-pocket expenses continue to increase Figure 2: Consumers increasingly turn to online sources for health-related information Figure 3: Online tools are exerting influence over consumers interactions with their physicians Figure 4: Collaboration with payers and catering to consumer demands challenges the cultural and core business processes of healthcare organizations across geographic markets Figure 5: Providers plan to address some of their challenges by implementing IT projects such as personal health records (PHRs) For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42705 Source: Datamonitor Datamonitor is a provider of online database and analysis services. The company is based in the United Kingdom and also has offices in the United States, Japan, and other countries.[1] The Datamonitor team includes analysts and professional researchers. |
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