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Homecare consolidated front end, back end, integration, and medical information system software is targeted to non-acute health care distributors. This market has been highly fragmented. Consolidation in the market is causing significant change in the industry.

Products are differentiated in the market based upon the granularity of the offerings and the ability to meet the specific needs of the homecare providers.

The homecare market is changing. New services needed in the home include intravenous (IV) therapy, pain control, and basic needs services delivery. Delivery of new services depends on systems integration.

Delivery of these services depends as well on automation of the reimbursement process. The ability of the existing homecare dealer network to deliver advanced services in the home is limited in part by an inability to bill for those services. New systems fulfill that need.

U.S. homecare information systems and integration markets at $1.2 billion in 2001 are expected to reach $2.6 billion by 2010. U.S. homecare information systems markets are expected to grow at 17% per year in 2003, with the growth rate accelerating to 25% per year on average through 2010. Market forces for growth relate to the efficiency and efficacy of homecare services delivery.

CompaniesProfiled

Accenture

AccumedicComputer Systems

Ariba

AdvancedInformation Management

AmericanHealth Care (AHC) Software Enterprises

BeyondNowTechnologies

BroadVision

CapGemini Ernst & Young

CareCentric

Cerner

CommerceOne

DeloitteConsulting

Fujitsu

GoldenRule Software

GreenMountain Software Corporation

Hann'sOn Software

HealthCareSynergy

Healthlink

IBMGlobal Services

IMATechnologies

KPMGConsulting

LewisComputer Services

McKesson

MedicalInformation Technology (Meditech)

MisysGroup / Medic Computer Systems

OpenMarket

PharmacyData Systems

PricewaterhouseCoopers

ProBusiness Systems

Procura

Profium

SAS

STATLincComputer Services

VasTech

GovernmentAgencies With Homecare Responsibility

NationalAssociations And Regional Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs)

StateHome Health Associations

REPORTMETHODOLOGY

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SusanEustis, President,co-founder of WinterGreen Research, has done research in communicationsand computer markets and applications.Sheholds several patents in microcomputing and parallel processing.Sheis the author of recent studies of the Regional Bell Operating Companies'marketing strategies, Internet equipment, a study of Internet Equipment,Worldwide Telecommunications Equipment, Top Ten Telecommunications, DigitalLoop Carrier, Web Hosting, and Application Integration markets.Ms.Eustis is a graduate of Barnard College.

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HomecareConsolidated Systems Market Assessment