LONDON, November 21/PRNewswire/ -- E-booking is closely linked to IT-enabled healthcare and seeks to
address the need for integrated healthcare from an administrative
perspective. These systems effectively match patient requirements with
primary and secondary care delivery, thereby supporting superior integrated
care. However, interoperability remains a major challenge. E-booking solution
providers need to bridge interoperability gaps through increased
customisation.
Frost & Sullivan (http://www.healthcare.frost.com) finds that the
European Patient E-Booking Systems Markets earned revenues of US$58.4 million
in 2005 and estimates this to reach US$107.3 million in 2012.
"There has been an increased focus on making healthcare more
patient-centered," says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Kiran John. "In
this context, patient e-booking systems enable efficient scheduling of
appointments, referrals and other patient activities with their
implementation poised to support improved efficiencies."
The scheduling of appointments is an integral activity in patient
care. While automation of this process has occurred in the industry, the
deployment of e-booking in legacy systems has witnessed minimal growth, with
present levels of dependence on electronic booking still relatively low.
"Now, however, the increasing implementation of IT platforms with
scheduling/e-booking functionality is promoting market growth," adds Mr.
John. "By efficiently co-relating patient requirements with primary and
secondary care delivery and demonstrating enhanced efficacy and integration,
patient e-booking systems have further gained in appeal. For instance, the
'choose and book service' (NHS UK) is breaking new ground, and contributing
significantly to overall market expansion."
Meeting data security and privacy issues is an ongoing challenge
which, if not addressed, will have a prolonged negative effect on the
market's growth. In addition, it is imperative that solution providers
maintain secure access privileges and qualitative integrity for sensitive
patient information.
Also, with the initiative to create unique patient identities
having been introduced at the European policy level, it is critical that
these systems display the ability to interact with unique patient identities.
Another challenge will be to work well with the large number of existing
legacy systems, which have limited scheduling functionality.
"Patient e-booking systems do not operate in isolation and it is
vital that these solutions be able to communicate and work with systems built
on different platforms," explains Mr John. "Working with non-complaint,
legacy systems will prove a growing challenge for market participants."
To succeed, it is necessary to ensure effective use of patient
information as well to develop customised solutions. Working towards smooth
change management and integration with existing legacy systems will also be
crucial to making market gains.
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Keywords in this release: e-booking solutions, IT enabled
healthcare, healthcare, Europe, market, patient e-booking systems, integrated
healthcare, primary healthcare, secondary healthcare, patient requirements,
patient appointments, patient referrals, patient activities, 'choose and
book' service, NHS, national healthcare service, United Kingdom, patient
care, legacy systems, electronic booking, IT platforms, scheduling
functionality, e-booking functionality, data security, privacy issues,
patient e-booking solution providers, access privileges, patient information
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