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Value-based Care Will Continue to Drive Growth Opportunities for Emerging Technologies as They Move Out form Pilot Testing into Production Environments
03-Jan-2018
North America
Market Outlook
K227-01-00-00-00
HC02948-GL-MO_21338
In this research deliverable, Frost & Sullivan provides bold perspectives and predictions for the global healthcare industry in 2018. The study covers the global healthcare market size. The markets covered include pharmaceuticals and biotech, in-vitro diagnostics, medical technologies, medical imaging, and healthcare IT. The analysis in the healthcare industry captures sectoral and regional trends and provides predictions for the upcoming year as organizations. This healthcare industry outlook study provides guidance on where to find the greatest opportunities for expansion. Despite political uncertainties and cost pressures, the global healthcare industry growth is registered as stable 4.82% during 2018. With the global healthcare industry statistics showing high spending on healthcare, prices of medical devices, consumables and drugs will continue to decline in the developed markets of the US and Western Europe. This would provide the impetus to change the paradigms of product development and geographic rollouts across high growth, emerging healthcare markets, especially the Asia-Pacific region. Furthermore, reimbursement for digital health will improve as managing efficiencies in healthcare delivery become ever more important. The unique confluence of emerging technologies and investment trends will make 2018 the year of technical breakthroughs with the adoption of popular digital health technology solutions such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), Big Data analytics, and robotics across select healthcare segments.. In addition, cloud-based PaaS/SaaS platforms will be integral to any healthcare data monetization model. The transition of these technologies from ideation to actionable applications will drive growth opportunities across the globe thus increasing the healthcare industry size.
Key Features
Predictions for the Total Healthcare Industry in 2018 include:
- Product as a Service (XaaS) business models becoming the norm: the XaaS model will open new revenue streams driving future sustainability for the healthcare industry
- Cloud emerging as core platform across multiple sectors as stakeholders demand cost efficiency: total healthcare cloud computing market for providers will cross the $5 billion mark in global revenues by 2018
- Big Tech companies experiencing high rewards from their investments
- Virtual and remote clinical trials adoption increasing with focus shifting to efficiency and patient-centricity
- Robotics, ranging from automation to care delivery, progressing in provider utilities
- Asia-Pacific countries taking the lead on ‘Smart’ hospital projects
- Cyberattacks on the healthcare industry doubling, despite increased investments during 2018
- Data insight-driven incentives impacting premiums and becoming standard for payer-corporate partnerships, spurring wellness programs globallyKey
Key Issues Addressed
- What are the top predictions for healthcare markets in 2018?
- What market revenues and growth rates are anticipated for the global healthcare market?
- What are the key projections and growth opportunities for major healthcare market segments?
- What are the major macro and micro regional/country-level trends specific to the healthcare industry?
- What are the key technologies and growth opportunities to watch for during 2018?
Research Scope
Key 2018 Healthcare Market Predictions
Key 2018 Healthcare Market Predictions (continued)
Global Healthcare Market Revenue—2017 and 2018
2018 Global Prospective—Developed Markets
2018 Global Prospective—Emerging Markets
2017 Retrospective—What Actually Happened: Highlights of 2017
Key Global Healthcare Industry Predictions for 2017
Key Global Healthcare Industry Predictions for 2017 (continued)
Global Healthcare Revenue by Sector in 2017 and 2018
Global Healthcare Revenue by Region in 2017 and 2018
Prediction 1—Product as a Service Business Model Becomes the Norm
Prediction 2—Cloud Emerges as a Core Platform across Multiple Sectors as Stakeholders Demand Cost Efficiency
Prediction 3—Big Tech Companies will see High Rewards from their Investments
Prediction 4—Virtual and Remote Clinical Trials Adoption Increases, Focus Shifts to Efficiency and Patient-centricity
Prediction 5—Robotics for Surgery and Care Assistance within Hospitals attain High Penetration
Prediction 6—Asia-Pacific Takes the Lead on Smart Hospital Projects
Prediction 7—Cyber Attacks on Healthcare Industry Expected to Double Despite Increased Investment during 2018
Prediction 8—Incentive-based Wellness Programs to Gain Global Popularity
2018 Global Predictions—United States (US)
2018 Global Predictions—Latin America
2018 Global Predictions—Europe
2018 Global Predictions—United Kingdom (UK)
2018 Global Predictions—India
2018 Global Predictions—China
2018 Global Predictions—Africa
2018 Global Predictions—The Middle East
2018 Global Predictions—Japan
2018 Global Predictions—Australia
2018 Global Predictions—South Korea
2018 Global Predictions—ASEAN
2018 Market Snapshot—Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
2018 Pharma and Biotech Market—Key Growth Opportunities
Pharma and Biotech Sector Companies to Watch—2018
2018 Market Snapshot—In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVD)
IVD Market—Key Growth Opportunities
IVD Sector Companies to Watch—2018
2018 Market Snapshot—Medical Technologies
Medical Technologies Market—Key Growth Opportunities
Medical Technologies Sector Companies to Watch—2018
2018 Market Snapshot—Medical Imaging Equipment
Medical Imaging Equipment Market—Key Growth Opportunities
Medical Imaging Sector Companies to Watch—2018
Key 2018 Market Snapshot—Healthcare IT
2018 Healthcare IT Market—Key Growth Opportunities
Healthcare IT Sector Companies to Watch—2018
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Key Features
Predictions for the Total Healthcare Industry in 2018 include:
- Product as a Service (XaaS) business models becoming the norm: the XaaS model will open new revenue streams driving future sustainability for the healthcare industry
- Cloud emerging as core pl
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