Technology Assessment Associates’ report entitled "Healthcare Markets for Wireless LANs," highlights the following observations and opportunities.

• Home-based telemedicine is gaining acceptance as an effective technology for follow-up care and for monitoring chronic illnesses.
• The commercialization of bandwidth-on-demand technologies will foster the demand for the wireless transmission of medical images.
• Within the next five years wireless technology will experience growth in the double-digits in the following areas:

• Medical records
• Diagnostics
• Charting
• Pharmacy
• Admissions
• Billing
• Emergency services

• The adoption of two-way interactive video, real-time data exchange, and wireless clipboards signals a paradigm shift among healthcare practitioners to the acceptance of wireless applications.

The authors strongly advise wireless suppliers to educate themselves about the numerous changes affecting the healthcare industry and to seek out alliances with medical equipment OEMs and healthcare providers. By doing so, they will be able to create a strong business case for a market where issues of cost justification and quality of care are of the uttermost importance.

"Healthcare Markets for Wireless LANs" consists of in-depth analyses, descriptions and evaluations of current and probable future market developments, technology matters, and business-factors.