The burgeoning need for reducing the overall healthcare costs is one of the major factors responsible for the incorporation of information technology (IT) solutions in the healthcare industry across the world. In many countries around the world, there has been a huge rise in the integration of various IT applications such as internet of things (IoT) in healthcare applications over the last few years in order to mitigate the healthcare costs. In addition to this, the governments in several countries are taking numerous initiatives for promoting the adoption of IT solutions in the healthcare industry.
The exchange of patient information and clinical data amongst the hospitals and their various partners helps in formulating solutions for complex interoperability problems and thus promotes the adoption of IT solutions in the healthcare industry. The increasing demand for incorporating IT in the healthcare applications is another important factor pushing the adoption of IT solutions in healthcare operations. Due to these factors, the global healthcare IT integration market is expected to demonstrate substantial growth during the forecast period (2020—2030).
Geographically, the North America registered the highest adoption of IT solutions in the healthcare industry in the past, due to the presence of favorable reimbursement policies aimed at reducing the healthcare costs in the region, improving healthcare facilities, huge demand for adopting IT in the healthcare system, and the presence of a large geriatric population and a technologically advanced healthcare ecosystem in the region. However, the healthcare IT integration market is expected to grow the fastest in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in the years to come.
Hence, it can be said with full confidence that the incorporation of IT solutions will increase considerably in the healthcare industry in the forthcoming years, on account of the rising need for reducing the healthcare costs, increasing demand for advanced systems and facilities in the healthcare industry, and presence of supportive government measures for the integration of IT in the healthcare applications throughout the world.
