Healthcare

Readers of one of Frost & Sullivan’s media partners were invited to participate in an online survey in July 2017 that centered around the state of their laboratories in 2017 and their expectations for 2018. Frost & Sullivan has conducted similar studies among the same targeted respondents since 2012. Where applicable, the study presents year-over...

Healthcare expenditure in Malaysia is growing at a higher rate than the expenditure per capita, which translates into better healthcare provision and quality of service in the country. The Malaysian endoscopy devices market is growing under budget constraints that are forcing hospitals to focus on equipment pricing, negotiate better prices, opt fo...

The Indonesian endoscopy devices market is growing. It is driven by rising awareness, the growing demand for better healthcare, and the expanding aging population. Growth is also attributed to the increase in the number of patients and treatment procedures and the anticipated rise in the number of minimally invasive surgeries. The introduction o...

Japan’s healthcare system is an icon of kindness and compassion. The country spends 11.4% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare, which equates to just over $560 billion or about one-fifth of the healthcare spending by the United States (US). At that level of spending, the Japanese people enjoy universal health coverage, affordable hea...

This Industry Docket provides a brief overview of the healthcare opportunity landscape in Bahrain, its position among GCC countries, its health indicators and availability of healthcare facilities, changing scenarios of payer and providers, past and future trends in inpatients and outpatients. Infrastructure and care division across the private and...

The South Korean endoscopy devices market is growing under relatively lower reimbursement rates and budget constraints that are forcing hospitals to provide greater importance to pricing of equipment and changing utilization patterns. In many South Korean hospitals, consolidated purchasing of endoscopy and laparoscopy equipment slows down procureme...

Across the world, women live longer than men. The reason behind the difference between male and female life expectancy is unclear, but it seems related partially to biological advantages and partially to environmental and behavioral factors. Even though women outlive men, they are more prone to suffering from ill health and other age-related diseas...

Frost & Sullivan defines digital health to include telehealth and healthcare IT. Telehealth covers video telemedicine, remote patient monitoring (RPM), and mobile health (mHealth) and healthcare IT (in the APAC context) refers to the software solutions deployed across hospitals in the region. It is difficult to generalize or summarize the digital h...

29 Nov 2017  |  Global  |  Market Research

Future of Smart Hospitals

Concept Definition, Application, and Growth Opportunities

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The entire industry has probably heard the term of ‘Smart Hospitals’ or the ‘Intelligent Hospitals’. However, only a few truly understand the concept, as there is plenty of ambiguity around the term, with each stakeholder defining it in a way that relates to themselves and their services. Some even confuse a digital hospital to a smart hosp...