Executive Summary

Healthcare has stood against the grain in driving ITO transaction activity in the recent past. Driven by rising regulatory mandates as well as transforming business models, firms are looking towards technology as a silver bullet for all ills. Increasingly, governments have not only influenced the reforms landscape, but have also become significantly large buyers in the healthcare ITO space through organizations such as Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the United States.

With an eye towards the future, this report analyzes the state of the healthcare ITO space, along with implications for various stakeholders as the above-mentioned dynamics come into play, dictating technology spending.