The Global Clinical Workflow Market was valued at USD 9.10 billion in 2020 and is forecasted to reach USD 21.70 billion by 2027, with a CAGR of 10.3% during the forecasting period 2020-2027.
Geographically, the market has been divided into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. North America dominated the clinical workflow solutions market in 2020. This can be attributed to the rising geriatric population and patient admission in the hospitals leading to a high volume of data entry. Furthermore, government initiatives regarding the effective usage of EHR, interoperability, and other solutions and high focus on patient care are propelling the market for clinical workflow solutions in the region. For instance, according to the data published in August 2020 EHR intelligence, the federal government had invested USD 38 billion in healthcare facilities to install EHR systems through the MU program in Medicare and Medicaid since 2011. However, the Asia Pacific region is anticipated to be the fastest-growing region for the clinical workflow solutions market. The region observed a significant increase in demand for healthcare IT solutions in the medical sector due to increasing investment from emerging economies. Furthermore, supportive initiatives are taken by governments for the implementation of eHealth, rising medical tourism, improving healthcare infrastructure, and the presence of quality healthcare are the factors driving the regional market.
Based on type, the market is divided into data integration solutions, real-time communication solutions, workflow automation solutions, care collaboration solutions, and enterprise reporting & analytics
solutions. In 2020, the data integration solutions segment accounted for the largest share of the market.
This can be attributed to increasing the necessity for proper management and storage solutions to manage a growing volume of medical records. Furthermore, the need for cost-cutting, government incentives to adopt data integration solutions, and penalties are some of the propelling factors of the market. The care collaboration solutions segment is anticipated to observe the fastest growth during the forecast period due to the increase in the patient-centric services providers. These solutions manage workflow thereby improves patient care which further saves cost and time.
Based on the end-use, the market is segmented into hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and long-term care facilities. Hospitals accounted for the maximum share of the market in 2020. This can be attributed to the availability of a large number of healthcare facilities clubbed in at a single centre which needs proper management of data. Furthermore, government initiatives to support eHealth and the necessity of solutions for proper management of high clinical data are anticipated to boost the drive the market growth.
Key players operating in the clinical workflow solutions market are Allscripts; AthenaHealth; Cerner Corporation; Cisco; GE Healthcare, Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.; Koninklijke Philips N.V., McKesson Corporation; and NextGenHealthcare Information Systems. Acquisitions, partnerships, and collaborations of market players with healthcare service providers to expand their market presence are the major strategies being adopted by industry players in recent years. Furthermore, solution providers are investing in the development of innovative and effective solutions for clinical workflow management is anticipated to propel the market growth.
Report : Clinical Workflow Solutions Market - By Type (Data Integration, EMR Integration, Nurse Call Systems, Unified Communications, Care Solutions, Patient Flow Management, Enterprise Solutions), By Application (Hospitals, Long-term Care Facilities, Ambulatory Care Facilities) and By Region (North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa and Latin America) - Industry Analysis, opportunity and Forecast 2020 To 2027