| Aging populations, an increase in
those inflicted with chronic ailments that require more healthcare expenditure,
government initiatives, and treatment advancements are expected to drive sector
expansion. ICT InvestmentTrends in Healthcare – Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns through to the end of2015 presents the findings from a survey of 173 healthcare providers regarding their ICT investment trends. The survey investigates how healthcare providers currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting. The report illustrates the core technologies enterprises are investing in, including
Report
highlights
Healthcare providers around the world are facing
unprecedented change. While healthcare is primarily organized within national
geographies, the issues that providers face are similar globally. Demographic
changes, fiscal restraint, new technologies, and consumer expectations are
creating significant challenges and opportunities in this sector. Kable expects
the outlook for the global healthcare sector over the next few years to be
positive.
However, in these unprecedented times, healthcare
providers are cautiously planning their ICT investments; with a higher number
of healthcare providers foreseeing a slight increase in their ICT budgets in
2014.
Kable’s survey illustrates that healthcare providers
in countries such as the US (57%), Germany (56%), and France (40%) are set to
increase their ICT investments, driven by technology trends such as mobile
health, and personal health records (PHRs), the implementation of e-health
systems, mobile applications, and clinical analytics. Moreover, information
management will be the key priority for healthcare providers to meet
continuously evolving compliance requirements, creating good scope for vendors
with solutions in these areas.
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