2016: Market size in $15.59 billion is Research and Markets
In 2016 the volume of the world market of services of IT consulting in the field of health care was $15.59 billion, counted in Research and Markets research company.
According to forecasts of experts, by 2023 this market will grow approximately for 20.3% annually and will make nearly $57 billion.
Experts connect this rise with rapid implementation of digital technologies in medicine, the fast changing of structure of the market of medical information technologies, the state support of IT solutions in health care growing at expenses on medical technologies, increase in the venture funding in this area and demand for developments for cyber defense of data.
The main problem interfering market development of services of IT consulting in the field of health care, specialists call concerns for confidentiality of data with which medical institutions work.
Regular reforms of health care, increase in middle age, complication of problems of patients and economic difficulties — in such difficult conditions are forced to work hospitals and clinics. IT consultants help them to increase productivity of work, to give support health care and care of health of the population and to medical education.
In the report it is also said that the companies dealing with issues of medical IT consulting have additional opportunities for business development thanks to cloud services, the growing consolidation of the medical market, the needs for consultants in emerging markets and in small remote hospitals.
The largest service providers of IT consulting in the field of health care analysts call the following companies (are listed in alphabetical order):
- Allscripts Healthcare Solutions;
- Cerner Corporation;
- Cognizant Technology Solutions;
- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu;
- Epic Systems;
- GE Healthcare;
- IBM. Healthcare IT Consulting - Expected to Reach $56.9 Billion by 2023 - Research and Markets[1]