This Frost & Sullivan research service entitled Cardiology Information Systems Markets in Europe provides an overview of market dynamics, along with a complete analysis of key market drivers, restraints and trends that are impacting healthcare providers' adoption of cardiology information systems. The competitive structure in major markets, revenue forecasts, growth rates and strategic recommendations are also examined. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following technologies: image management-based and modality-based cardiology information systems.
Market Sectors
The following market sectors are covered in this research:
Image management based cardiology information systems
Modality based cardiology information systems
Technologies
The following technologies are covered in this research:
Web-based technology/services
Wireless networks and mobile technologies
Middleware and integration platforms
Market Overview
Emphasis on Early Cardiac Interventions and Preventative Care Boosts Uptake of Cardiology Information Systems
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death in Europe. According to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), of all the deaths recorded in Europe in 2006, as many as 49 per cent listed CVD as the primary cause of death - over 4.4 million deaths each year in absolute terms. New methods for prevention and treatment of CVD have delayed the onset of clinical manifestations, improved the immediate disease outcomes, and boosted life expectancy. This has increased the number of patients who survive a cardiovascular event and require subsequent medical or interventional therapy.
Stress tests, echocardiography and minimally invasive catheterisation procedures are among the most commonly used procedures to diagnose cardiovascular health. Most procedures - during which image data (either digital or analogue) are often generated and collected - are performed by catheterisation and echocardiology laboratories. This further increases the demand for more efficient and effective cardiovascular diagnostics and interventions. "The growing emphasis on routine screening for individuals 45 years of age and older is merely indicative of the recent shift away from acute interventional care and towards preventative care," notes the analyst of this research. "As a result, cardiac screening is now starting at a much earlier age, as physicians seek to uncover potential cardiovascular issues before the onset of chronic cardiopulmonary disease." This new philosophy is likely to contribute to heightened demand for cardiology information systems.
Integration of Cardiology Information Systems with Enterprise and Hospital IT Systems Emerges as Key Requirement
Workflow management and the ability to increase departmental efficiencies are a few of the most critical value-add features and functionalities that second and third generation IT systems are bringing to the cardiology market. The addition of order processing, scheduling, analytics, reporting and streamlined interfaces to billing are becoming essential for the cardiology department that also has to handle such disparate tasks as order management, patient and materials management and clinical information sharing. The only way of integrating all these functionalities is to deploy a cardiology information system.
Integration with other hospital IT systems is emerging as one of the primary user requirements. In cardiology, there is a growing demand to integrate the cardiology information system to the diagnostic equipment and medical devices within the department. "Vendors are facing increased demand for systems of broader scope that maintain an open systems architecture and facilitate integration even with third-party products - a change both necessary and challenging for the majority," says the analyst of this research. "With hospital managers aiming to achieve integration so as to provide clinicians with all the data required to give them the best possible view of their patient’s condition, CIS vendors should strive to provide high levels of integration with other departmental or enterprise IT systems."
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