Global Healthcare IT Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031

Global Healthcare IT Market, By Product and Services (Healthcare Provider Solutions, Healthcare Payer Solutions, and Healthcare Information Technology Outsourcing Services), Components (Services, Software, and Hardware), Delivery Mode (On-Premise and Cloud-Based), End-Users (Providers and Payer), Application (EHR, CPOE, Electronic Prescribing Systems, PACS, Lab Information Systems, Clinical Information Systems, and Tele-healthcare) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031.

Healthcare IT Market Analysis and Size

The market is experiencing robust growth, driven by the increasing adoption of digital healthcare solutions, growing demand for improved healthcare quality and patient outcomes, and the need to reduce healthcare costs. The market is characterized by a shift towards electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, and other digital health technologies that enhance the delivery of healthcare services.      

The global healthcare IT market size was valued at USD 444.77 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 1,540.56 billion by 2031, with a CAGR of 16.8% during the forecast period of 2024 to 2031. In addition to the insights on market scenarios such as market value, growth rate, segmentation, geographical coverage, and major players, the market reports curated by the Data Bridge Market Research also include depth expert analysis, patient epidemiology, pipeline analysis, pricing analysis, and regulatory framework.

Report Scope and Market Segmentation       

Market Definition

Healthcare IT, or health information technology, refers to using technology, such as computers, software, and telecommunications, to manage health-related information. It encompasses a wide range of applications and systems designed to improve healthcare delivery's quality, safety, and efficiency. Healthcare IT includes electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, health information exchange (HIE), medical billing and coding systems, and clinical decision support systems.          

Healthcare IT Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Increasing Adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) 

The healthcare industry is witnessing a significant shift towards digitalization, with healthcare providers increasingly adopting EHRs which allow for the electronic storage and retrieval of patient health information and other digital health solutions to improve patient care and streamline healthcare operations, enabling healthcare providers to access comprehensive and up-to-date patient records quickly and easily. This improves the accuracy and efficiency of diagnosis and treatment, reduces the risk of medical errors, enhances overall patient care, and drives market growth.

• Rising Healthcare Expenditure 

With healthcare costs continuing to rise globally, there is a growing need to reduce healthcare expenditures through improved efficiency and better management of healthcare resources. Healthcare IT solutions play a crucial role in achieving this goal by streamlining administrative processes, reducing paperwork, and improving the overall efficiency of healthcare delivery. By implementing healthcare IT systems, healthcare providers can automate various tasks, such as appointment scheduling, billing, and inventory management, thereby reducing operational costs, improving the quality of care, and driving market growth.

Opportunities

• Increasing Focus on Personalized Medicine 

The healthcare industry increasingly focuses on personalized medicine and precision healthcare, which aim to tailor medical treatments to individual patients based on their genetic makeup, lifestyle, and environmental factors. This shift towards personalized medicine creates opportunities for healthcare IT solutions that can enable more targeted and individualized treatments. By leveraging healthcare IT, healthcare providers can improve treatment outcomes, reduce adverse effects, and enhance overall patient care.        

• Growth of Wearable Health Devices and Sensors  

The market for wearable health devices and sensors is experiencing rapid growth, driven by increasing consumer interest in health and fitness tracking, advancements in sensor technology, and the rising prevalence of chronic diseases. Healthcare IT solutions capable of integrating and analyzing data from these devices are in high demand. They enable healthcare providers to remotely monitor patient health, track disease progression, offer personalized health recommendations, and create new market opportunities.

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Restraints/Challenges

• Limited Access to Healthcare IT Infrastructure    

Many healthcare facilities in developing regions lack the necessary technology and resources to implement and maintain healthcare IT systems. This limited access hinders the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, and other digital health solutions essential for improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. These regions often face challenges in accessing healthcare IT infrastructure and solutions due to inadequate infrastructure and financial constraints, which can hinder market growth.        

• Data Privacy and Security

With the increasing use of electronic health records (EHRs) and other digital health solutions, there are growing concerns regarding data privacy and security in healthcare. To protect patient data, healthcare organizations must implement robust data privacy and security measures, such as encryption, access controls, and regular security audits. The potential for data breaches and unauthorized access to patient information poses significant risks to patient confidentiality, and trust in healthcare systems and can be a challenge for the market.

This market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the healthcare IT market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

Recent Developments

• In June 2023, BoomerangFX, a cloud-based SaaS provider specializing in comprehensive practice management solutions for healthcare sectors such as cosmetic dentistry, cosmetic surgery, dermatology, medical spa, vision care, and women's health, announced a strategic collaboration with pioneer DrFirst. The partnership aims to introduce an innovative e-prescribing solution tailored for aesthetic medicine practices throughout North America
• In May 2023, athenahealth made a significant announcement regarding its integrated cloud-based EHR, medical billing, and patient engagement solution, 'athenaOne.' This solution, along with 'athenaOne Dental,' was selected by LCH Health and Community Services to enhance provider and patient experiences while advancing its growth strategy

Healthcare IT Market Scope

The market is segmented on the basis of product and services, components, delivery mode, end-users, and application. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Product and Services

• Healthcare Provider Solutions
  • Clinical Solutions
    • PACS and VNA
    • E-Prescribing System
    • Computerized Physician Order Entry
    • Clinical Decision Support System (Cdss)
    • Electronic Health Record (Ehr)
    • Specialty Information Management Systems
    • Patient Engagement Solutiond
    • Radiology Information Systems (Ris)
    • Radiation Dose Management Solutions
    • Medical Image Analysis Systems
    • Care Management Systems
    • Heath Solutions
    • Patient Registry Software
    • Laboratory Information Systems
    • Infection Surveillance Solutions
    • Telemedicine
    • Population Health Management Solutions
    • Healthcare Information Technology Integration Systems
    • Practice Management Systems
  • Non-Clinical Solutions
    • Healthcare Workforce Management Solutions
    • Medical Document Management Solutions
    • Healthcare Asset Management Solutions
    • Pharmacy Information Systems
    • Healthcare Analytics
    • Revenue Cycle Management Solutions
    • Healthcare Information Exchanges
    • Medication Management Solutions
    • Supply Chain Management Solutions
    • Healthcare Interoperability Solutions
    • Customer Relationship Management Solutions
    • Financial Management Systems
    • Healthcare Quality Management Solutions
• Healthcare Payer Solutions
  • Claims Management Solutions
  • Fraud Analytics Solutions
  • Pharmacy Audit and Analysis Solutions
  • Member Eligibility Management Solutions
  • Provider Network Management Solutions
  • Population Health Management Solutions
  • Customer Relationship Management Solutions
  • Payment Management Solutions
• Healthcare Information Technology Outsourcing Services
  • Provider Healthcare Information Technology Outsourcing Services
    • Revenue Cycle Management Services
    • Laboratory Information Management Services
    • Emr/Medical Document Management Services
    • Others
  • Operational Healthcare Information Technology Outsourcing Services
    • Business Process Management Services
    • Supply Chain Management Services
    • Others
  • Payer Healthcare Information Technology Outsourcing Services
    • Claims Management Services
    • Billing And Accounts Management Services
    • Fraud Analytics Services
    • Provider Network Management Services
    • Others
  •   IT Infrastructure Management Services

Components

• Services
• Software
• Hardware

Delivery Mode

• On-Premise
• Cloud-Based

End User

• Providers
• Ambulatory Centers
• Diagnostic Centers
• Home Healthcare and Assisted Living Centers
• Hospitals
• Pharmacies
• Payer
• Private Payers
• Public Payers

Application

• HER
• CPOE
• Electronic Prescribing Systems
• PACS
• Lab Information Systems
• Clinical Information Systems
• Tele-healthcare

Healthcare IT Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The market is analyzed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, product and services, components, delivery mode, and end-users as referenced above.

The countries covered in the market are U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa, Brazil, Argentina, and Rest of South America.

North America is expected to dominate the market due to a robust network of healthcare facilities, substantial investments from key market players in advanced devices, a high volume of procedures related to drug development, and increasing research endeavors in the region.     

Asia-Pacific is expected to witness significant growth due to government initiatives to raise awareness, the expansion of medical tourism, escalating research undertakings, and the rising demand for quality healthcare services in the region.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

Healthcare Infrastructure Growth Installed base and New Technology Penetration

The market also provides you with detailed market analysis for every country growth in healthcare expenditure for capital equipment, installed base of different kind of products for the market, impact of technology using life line curves and changes in healthcare regulatory scenarios and their impact on the healthcare IT market. The data is available for historic period 2011-2021.

Competitive Landscape and Healthcare IT Market Share Analysis

The market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to the market.

Some of the major players operating in the market are:

• Oracle (U.S.)
• Parexel International (MA) Corporation (U.S.)
• OpenClinica, LLC (U.S.)
• IQVIA INC (U.S.)
• Dassault Systèmes (U.S.)
• Clario (U.S.)
• Signant Health (U.S.)
• MCKESSON CORPORATION (U.S.)
• General Electric (U.S.)
• Veradigm LLC (U.S.)
• Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Netherlands)
• Cognizant (U.S.)
• athenahealth, Inc. (U.S.)
• UNITEDHEALTH GROUP (U.S.)
• 3M (U.S.)
• Advantech Co., Ltd (Taiwan)
• Agfa-Gevaert Group (Belgium)
• Avantas, LLC (U.S.)
• Avhana Health, Inc. (U.S.)
• BLACK BOOK RESEARCH, LLC (U.S.)