Circle Square January 2, 2025
The Ups and Downs of Digital Health
Interoperable EHR Foundation
Hospital consolidation, functional advantages, and a strong partner strategy with Microsoft, Abridge and others allow Epic to extend its dominance in enterprise EHR in the US and now leading in global markets as well. Athenahealth remains notable in US physician practices, while specialty EMRs continue to create value in several segments. Physicians are benefiting from ambient speech helping automate EHR documentation. Private equity funding is notable in the segment with R1, GeBBS, Surescripts, and AdvancedMD getting acquired.
Healthcare Analytics and Intelligence
Generative AI applications in digital health continued to dominate analytics markets. Neurology leads in FDA approvals and cardiology in projected future market size. We reported on over a hundred...