Integrated Practice Management Software (IPMS) Market—Primary Care IT 2.0 in Europe, Forecast to 2022

Research Highlights

The study identifies opportunities by country and for all the different ecosystem components, especially for:

• Value-based Care: improving performance assessment tools in primary care
• Social Prescribing: Increasing role of GP practices in integrated and community care
• Relationship Continuity: GPs to play an increasingly important part in patient-centric care
• Retail Health: rise of walk-in clinics and community pharmacies as a part of primary care

Key Features

The objective of this research study is understanding the emerging concept of integrated practice management software and its adoption in primary care centers in Europe. Integrated practice management software is an end-to-end solution that offers clinical, administrative, and billing functions. With integrated EHR capabilities, these solutions offer functionalities, including ePrescription, scheduling, appointment systems, and portals for messaging as well as billing. Such solutions are an advancement over practice management systems that were primarily focusing on the billing & administrative function (particularly patient scheduling). The addressable market includes primary care centers operated by solo or group GP practices. This research study does not cover outpatients centers and ambulatory care units that are affiliated to hospitals. Countries covered for market forecast are the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, and Benelux. The study also discusses the emerging market in Estonia, Poland, and Austria qualitatively.

Key Issues Addressed

• What is integrated practice management software? What has driven the development of these IT solutions?
• How is the adoption of IT in primary care evolving? What is the impact and adoption of new technologies?
• How are the initiatives at the national and regional level for driving adoption of integrated practice management software?
• What is the current vendor landscape for integrated practice management software in Europe and how is it expected to evolve over the next five years?
• What are the most promising growth opportunities and key investment areas over the next 5 years?

Author: Chandni Mathur