Hype Cycle for Healthcare Provider Technologies and Standards, 2009

ID Number: G00169542

28 July 2009

Barry Runyon John-David Lovelock Wes Rishel Jonathan Edwards Vi Shaffer Jackie Fenn Thomas J. Handler, M.D. Ken Dulaney

IT and related standards have taken a prominent role in supporting a care delivery organization's efforts to improve care quality, reduce costs and increase revenue. This Hype Cycle helps CDOs assess the value and maturity of these technologies.

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Table of Contents

Analysis

What You Need to Know

The Hype Cycle

The Priority Matrix

Off the Hype Cycle

On the Rise

		Digital Microscopy
		Consent Management
		Healthcare-Assistive Robots
		Bluetooth Low-Energy Wireless Technology
		Semantic Web/Healthcare
		IT GRCM Tools

At the Peak

		Bluetooth 3.0
		Bluetooth Medical Device Profile
		Unified Communications
		GS1 Healthcare (GDSN)
		Standards-Based Medical Device Management
		ICD-10 CM (U.S.)
		OpenEHR/CEN-EN 13606

Sliding Into the Trough

		Service Management Tools
		Desktop Virtualization (HVD)
		Enterprise Image Archive
		Information Life Cycle Management
		HIE/EHR
		Handwriting Recognition
		Healthcare Location- and Condition-Sensing Technologies
		Semantic Interoperability/Healthcare
		HL7 v.3 Messages
		Bedside Multimedia Devices
		CCR/CCD
		Server Virtualization
		Workflow/BPM in CPRs
		Enterprise Content Management
		IHE
		SNOMED-CT
		Strong Authentication for Enterprise Access

Climbing the Slope

		Speech Recognition (Once and Done)
		Service-Oriented Architecture
		Strong Authentication for Remote Access
		UMDB
		User Provisioning
		Distributed Antenna Systems
		HL7 CDA R2
		Natural Language Processing (Text to Facts)
		Natural Language Processing (Document Classification)
		Tablet PCs for Healthcare
		Voice Over Internet Protocol
		Teleradiology Outsourcing

Entering the Plateau

		Enterprise PKI
		Basic Web Services Profile
		CCOW
		Single Sign-On

Appendixes

Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels

Recommended Reading

List of Tables

	Table 1.	Hype Cycle Phases

	Table 2.	Benefit Ratings

	Table 3.	Maturity Levels

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	Hype Cycle for Healthcare Provider Technologies and Standards, 2009

	Figure 2.	Priority Matrix for Healthcare Provider Technologies and Standards, 2009

	Figure 3.	Hype Cycle for Healthcare Provider Technologies and Standards, 2008

Hype Cycle for Healthcare Provider Technologies and Standards, 2009
28 July 2009

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