HIT Outlook® is a publication from Health Care Investment Visions that provides analysis, strategy, and provocative insight into current and future trends within the health care information technology industry. Recent editions available for free download include:
Robotics in Health Care
The emergence of mobile and intelligent medical robots designed to support surgeons and aid in home health care could become a multibillion-dollar market in just a few years. This report summarizes some remarkable happenings in this field. Free download
Informatics and Genetic Medicine
This strategic market forecast provides an overview of genetic medicine and informatics for a diverse audience of health care executives, public policy advocates, medical researchers, and clinicians. The report emphasizes the current market situation as well as the future potential of genetic medicine informatics in terms of human impact and business economics. The specific themes of this edition include:
The state of genetic medicine, current efforts and progress
Informatics issues associated with genetic medicine
Potential changes to health care delivery, and how informatics may adapt
Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Corporation, and peer reviewed by industry leaders, this HITOutlook paper was released for free download on January 21, 2004. Free download
Health Care Services Performance Reporting
The concept of pay-for-performance, an old trend gathering new momentum, is one factor in the evolution of quality reporting. The implications and strategies for the provider and payer marketplace are analyzed in this comprehensive report, which includes:
Quality and Pay-for-Performance: Overview of programs and approaches and marketplace background
IT as a Quality Measure: Current private-sector initiatives and legislative activity
Market Directions
Forming a Strategy
Profiles: Brief descriptions of pay-for performance and quality measurement initiatives
Sponsored by John Muir Health, this HITOutlook was released for free download July 1, 2003. Free download
HIT Outlook research is sponsored by leading health care technology companies or provider/payer organizations seeking to enhance their competitive position through transformational knowledge. Many significant benefits accrue to HIT Outlook research sponsors.
