Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Healthcare Sector Top 10 Predictions, 2012

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Predictions
In This Study
Situation Overview
Future Outlook
Three Themes for CEMA Healthcare in 2012
Transformation
Adaptation
Smart IT
Transformation
Prediction 1: Efforts to Transform Healthcare in CEMA Countries will have Divergent Effects on IT Spending Patterns Among Healthcare Providers
Prediction 2: The Need to Transform Healthcare Will Force a Renegotiation of Contracts Between Payers and Providers, Which Will Open Space for Discussion of the Reimbursement of ICT-Enabled Health Services
Prediction 3: The Need to Transform Healthcare Will Force a Renegotiation of Contracts with Life Sciences Companies and Boost Interest in ICT for Drug Management
Adaptation
Prediction 4: In CEE, Countries Will Experiment with New Healthcare-Provider Financing Models; This Will Prompt Investment in ICT Infrastructure but Will also Require More Effort on the Part of Vendors
Prediction 5: CEMA Countries Will Seek Healthcare Funding from New Donors, and This Will Result in a Reassessment of Health and eHealth Priorities
Prediction 6: Challenges in CEMA's More Mature Healthcare IT Markets Will Result in the Emergence of New Healthcare IT Spending Hot Spots in 2012
Smart IT
Prediction 7: Cloud and Virtualization Will See Solid Uptake
Prediction 8: Pressure to Justify Health IT Assets Will Drive Standardization
Prediction 9: Security Will Be the Corollary of Investments on Document and Content Management
Prediction 10: Fine Tuning Service-Level Agreements Will Be the Success Factor for New IT Delivery Models
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Synopsis
Figure: Healthcare IT Spending (%) in CEMA by Region, 2011
Figure: Major CEMA Countries Ranked by Healthcare IT Spending