Market Trends of Global Healthcare Mobility Solutions Industry
Patient Care Management Segment is Expected to Witness a Healthy Growth Over the Forecast Period
Patient care management is anticipated to show a high CAGR over the forecast period due to rising patient concerns and demand for continuous monitoring. Reduction in healthcare costs lowers the burden on healthcare payers and providers, rising geriatric population and burden of chronic diseases, implementation of initiatives to shift the burden of risk from healthcare payers to providers, and government initiatives are found to promote patient-centric care act as the major driving factors for the patient care management segment. For instance, Patient care management involves utilization management, case management, disease management, absence management, nursing, and advocacy services.
Patients are thus found using the healthcare mobility solutions on a large scale in coming years, owing to rising awareness levels and increasing penetration of mHealth apps. Various additional health-related services, such as daily health alerts, doctor appointments, E-Health check-up reports, suggested food diets, and other benefits, are made available through SMS services with the aid of remote patient monitoring platforms. As a result, hospitals can alter EHMS software and offer the finest suggestive EHealth services.
The market segment is expanding because of products receiving the endorsement of other market participants. For instance, Abbott Laboratories received a CE mark for its FreeStyle Libre 3 system, which is the company's next-generation solution for patients with diabetes, in September 2020. With the aid of the new FreeStyle Libre 3 technology, minute-by-minute continuous, real-time glucose readings are automatically sent to smartphones and offer unparalleled 14-day accuracy.
Because of the aforementioned factors, the patient care management segment is likely to face growth over the forecast period.
North America is Found Dominating the Healthcare Mobility Solutions Market
North America accounts for the largest share of the market and this is primarily attributed to a greater number of smartphone users and higher adaptability to online services, which are anticipated to augment the growth of the market over the forecast period. Healthcare in the North American region is experiencing positive trends, with the emergence of mHealth and its applications that help people in active personal health management.
Increased geriatric population, product launches, mergers, and acquisitions boost the market growth. For instance, according to the Statistics Canada 2021 census, there were roughly 7,021,430 persons who were 65 years of age or older, of which 3,224,680 were men and 3,796,750 were women. Furthermore, the strategic actions implemented by industry players are also helping to support the market's expansion in the nation. For instance, one of the top US-based providers of remote cardiac diagnosis and monitoring services, BioTelemetry Inc., was purchased by Philips in February 2021. Hence, increased acquisitions related to healthcare mobility solutions like this boost market growth.
As per the factors mentioned above, North America is expected to witness growth over the forecast period.
