Healthcare DIVE August 14, 2018
Dive Brief:
- The global EHR market is expected to hit $31.5 billion this year and reach $39.7 billion by 2022, growing at a compound average rate of 6%, according to a new Kalorama Research report.
- Driving growth are conversions of remaining hospitals to automated patient data and clinical support systems, upgrades of existing customers, new offerings and vendor switches at large medical facilities.
- Leading the hospital and health system technology provider segment is Cerner, followed by Epic, Allscripts and athenahealth. They leverage their relationships with big players into ambulatory doctor-based practices.
Vendor switches are fueling part of the increase in EHR sales. In...