This Kalorama Information report - The Global Handheld Healthcare Device Market - focuses on two primary segments of healthcare IT:

• Patient Monitoring Devices, including:
  • Blood pressure devices
  • Pulse oximeters
  • ECG/EKG monitors
  • Ultrasound
  • Diabetes insulin monitors
  • Prothrombin time monitors
  • TENS
  • Fetal heart monitors
• Administrative Devices, including:
  • PDA/Smartphones
  • Tablet PCs
  • Inventory/Medication Management Scanners

Handheld patient monitoring devices include a wide range of products which provide the benefits of diagnosing, consulting, monitoring and treating patients. Handheld administrative devices include products to streamline healthcare workflow and improve efficiency-patient care. Namely these products include PDAs, tablet PCs and inventory/medication scanners.

As part of its detailed coverage of the market for handhelds in healthcare, the report includes:

• Global Market size and Forecast of Handheld Device Segments
• Geographic breakdown (US, Europe, Japan, Rest of Asia, Rest of World) of Market Size for Patient Monitoring and Administrative Devices
• The Role of EMR and Electronic Prescription
• Possible Growth Inhibitors
• Cloud Technology Role
• Description of Healthcare Handhelds on the Market
• Detailed Profiles of Major Companies
• Physician and Hospital Statistics: Usage and Purchasing
• Discussion of Implementation of Handhelds and Cost and Effectiveness of Their Use
• Hospital Goals and Results

The information for this report was gathered using both primary and secondary research including comprehensive research of secondary sources such as company literature, databases, investment reports, and medical, information technology and business journals. Telephone interviews and email correspondence were the primary method of gathering primary information. For the purpose of this study Kalorama Information conducted interviews with more than 50 key industry officials, consultants, health care providers, and government personnel.

These sources were the primary basis in gathering information specifically relating to revenue and market share data presented in this report. Specific interviews with IT company representatives included marketing directors, division managers, and product representatives.

As part of this report's coverage, the following companies are profiled:

• Apple
• Draeger Medical
• GE Healthcare
• Global Media
• Hewlett Packard
• Medtronic
• Omron
• Research In Motion
• Siemens Healthcare
• Socket Mobile
• Welch Allyn

All market data pertains to the world market at the manufacturers' level. The base year for data was 2009. Historical data was provided for the years 2007 and 2008, with forecast data provided for 2010 through 2014. Compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) are provided for the 2007-2010, 2007-2014 and 2010-2014 periods for each market segment covered. The forecasted market analysis for 2010-2014 was highly influenced by the uptake of new technologies in the health industry, government incentives and requirements, product marketing, and demographic trends.

Additional Information

EMR Incentives Should Boost Handheld Use in Healthcare, Report Says

New York, June 30, 2010—Stimulus incentives designed to spur hospitals and physicians to use EMR systems are among several factors that will drive growth of handheld devices in healthcare, according to a new report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information. The report, Handhelds in Healthcare: The World Market for PDAs, Tablet PCs, Handheld Monitors & Scanners, indicates that handheld device sales for healthcare use reached $8.2 billion globally in 2009 and are expected to increase to seven percent for the next five years as physicians and hospitals purchase new IT systems.

“The ARRA incentives for electronic medical records do not specifically reimburse doctors for devices,” said Bruce Carlson, Publisher of Kalorama Information. “But they are getting healthcare organizations to think about IT purchases, and they are helping to make the argument for better electronic data entry, something that we think will lead to increased sales for devices used to enter data.”

Other factors are driving the expansion of this market, including a growing and aging population, a shortage of qualified medical professionals, cost restraints, and medical error reduction measures, according to the report. The propensity of doctors and nurses to use the devices is also driving sales.

“Healthcare workers need to be mobile, and so PDAs and monitoring devices have long been a good fit,” said Carlson.

The report looks at all handheld devices and makes specific forecasts for each category. Patient monitoring devices account for the largest share of sales in the handheld market, largely due to the range of products available, the number of conditions requiring monitoring, and increasing demand for essential monitoring products in portable sizes, such as ultrasound and ECG. Administrative devices have exploded over the last five years with the growing use of PDAs, smartphones, and tablet PCs taking hold in the healthcare industry. Advances in technology and the continued benefits provided by handheld devices are a significant factor in driving this market.

Competitors supplying new technologies to hospitals are mainly large, established healthcare companies, often working in conjunction with other information technology companies on an entire system. Some of the top companies offering handhelds are Research in Motion, GE Healthcare, Global Media, Medtronic, Omron, Siemens Healthcare, Socket Mobile, Inc. and Welch Allyn.

Handhelds in Healthcare: The World Market for PDAs, Tablet PCs, Handheld Monitors & Scanners provides profiles of these competitors, discusses trends in handheld technology in healthcare and forecasts the market for these devices.

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