EHR Market to reach $1.6BN in 2013

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Steve Fox and Vadim Schick

Healthcare IT News reports that a new study projects that the market for electronic health records related equipment and software will reach $1.6 billion in 2013, which is almost three times more than last year's value.  EHR market was estimated at $575 million in 2008.  ARRA is, of course, the main reason for such a steady rise in market value:

Driven by the growing use of EMRs in hospitals and physician offices, this segment of the patient monitoring market will grow 23.3 percent annually through 2013, notes the report, "High-Tech Patient Monitoring Systems Markets (Remote and Wireless Systems, Data Processing, EMR Data Transfer)."

Increased use of EMRs and high-tech patient monitoring systems is a key piece of President Barack Obama's plan to fix the ailing healthcare system, the report notes, because they have the potential to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction, provide cost savings and more efficient use of healthcare resources and reduce hospitalizations.

Full article here.

"Market for EMRs pegged at $1.6 billion by 2013", Healthcare IT News (June 4, 2009).

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