Hospital Information System Market Size

Hospital Information System Market Analysis

The Hospital Information System Market size is estimated at USD 57.47 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 80.43 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 6.95% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The pandemic has put healthcare systems under strain worldwide and forced hospitals and other medical facilities to scramble to make sure data can be shared effectively. The 'digital front door' was really the key to how providers should be responding to the COVID-19 situation in terms of access, triage, and even treatment. With the surge in demand for hospital capacity, one of the challenges faced by hospital IT staffers was figuring out how to quickly deploy EHR systems to alternative care locations.

Moreover, healthcare facilities such as hospitals, diagnostic centers, and clinics are showing an interest in clinical decision support systems, electronic health records (EHRs), and other systems in minimizing medication prescription errors, adverse drug events monitoring, and other medical errors. COVID-19 acted as a trigger for a sharp uptake of teleconsultations. The restrictions on free movement and travel, the limitation of medical services to emergency situations, and the overall increase in suspected and confirmed COVID-19 infections contributed to the surge in teleconsultation platforms.

For instance, during the COVID-19 pandemic, in December 2020, Indian Railways launched an integrated Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) in South Central Railways and Northern Railways. The HMIS in railways was developed in coordination with RailTel Corporation Limited. The objective of the HMIS is to provide a single window of clearance for hospital administration activities such as diagnostics, clinical, pharmacy, examinations, and industrial health.

The major factors driving hospital information systems include the increasing demand for quality healthcare systems, technological developments in the healthcare sector, an increase in government initiatives, and rising awareness regarding EHR systems.

An electronic health record (EHR) is a real-time and patient-centered record that transfers information about patient availability quickly and securely to the concerned and authorized user. The EHRs contain the patient's medical history, treatment plans, and the test results from the laboratory. EHRs improve the ability to diagnose the disease and reduce the chances of errors in the results, which ultimately improve the outcome for patients.

As per the study by HealthIT.gov in June 2019, around 94% of EHR providers reported that their EHRs make the records readily available at the point of care, and 88% of EHR providers reported that their EHRs provide benefits for clinical practices. This indicates that the providers understand the significance of EHR systems. Owing to this, the demand for EHR systems in healthcare practices is increasing. The use of EHR is increasing due to higher patient satisfaction in terms of the services that they receive.

EHR is a major component of the hospital information system, and the need to integrate and manage the EHR, along with other administrative and clinical processes, is expected to contribute to the growth of the hospital information system market during the forecast period. However, factors such as data security and privacy concerns and lack of proper IT infrastructure in developing regions are expected to restrain the market over the forecast period.