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b u s i n e s s t e c h n o l o g y o f f i c e
p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s & m e d i c a l p r o d u c t s p r a c t i c e
Spurring the market for high-tech
home health care
A daunting array of financial and operational barriers is holding
back growth. What can be done?
Basel Kayyali, Zeb Kimmel, and Steve van Kuiken
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On the surface, technology-enabled home health care should be thriving in the United
States. The country’s aging population and the transformation of acute illnesses such
as heart failure into chronic diseases mean that the number of patients is growing. In
addition, new medical-technology devices could help keep patients at home rather than
in costly institutions, such as assisted-living facilities or nursing homes—leading to
potentially big savings for the health care system.
Instead, the full potential of the technology-enabled home health care market remains to
be tapped. In the United States, home care accounts for about 3 percent ($68 billion a year)
of national health spending. The market is increasing by about 9 percent annually,