Progress in Digitalization of Healthcare Services to Drive Middle East & Africa Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) Market Growth in Coming Years
In recent years, the process of digitization of healthcare services has been on the rise with the adoption of the eHealth agenda across various countries. eHealth can enhance the quality of services and aid in improved access to health information for users. It can also help health service providers by saving time and reducing workload, along with the associated costs, over the long term. Telehealth, electronic health records (EHR), online prescriptions, and health information systems are among the digital solutions that can be used in the implementation of eHealth. The popularity of digital technologies such as protected health information (PHI) has increased considerably in recent years. Electronic health records offer an efficient tool for population health and data management, which has particularly been helpful during the COVID-19 emergency. Healthcare organizations across the Middle East & Africa have been supporting respective country governments to collect and analyze COVID-19-related population data and individual electronic health records. A surge in initiatives to adopt digital platforms for the management of this disease and the continued use of digital technologies provide growth opportunities to the Middle East & Africa emergency department information system (EDIS) market players.
Middle East & Africa Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) Market Overview
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the Rest of MEA are the major subsegments of the Middle East & South Africa emergency department information system (EDIS) market. Saudi Arabia was the largest market for these systems in this region in 2021. The emergency department information system (EDIS) market in the Middle East & Africa is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 2.8% during the forecast period; this growth is attributed to the factors such as the increasing geriatric population, surging count of accident cases, and population growth in the Middle East region. Other major drivers include technological innovations and increasing demand for technologies in Middle Eastern countries, majorly in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
Middle East & Africa Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) Market Segmentation
The Middle East & Africa emergency department information system (EDIS) market is segmented on the basis of type, application, end user, and country.
In terms of type, the Middle East & Africa emergency department information system (EDIS) market is bifurcated into best-of-breed solutions and enterprise solutions. The best-of-breed solutions segment held a larger market share in 2022.
Based on application, the Middle East & Africa emergency department information system (EDIS) market is segmented into order entry, clinical documentation, patient tracking, e-prescribing, and others. The order entry segment held the largest market share in 2022.
The Middle East & Africa emergency department information system (EDIS) market, by end user, is segmented into small hospitals, medium-sized hospitals, and large hospitals. The medium-sized hospitals segment held the largest market share in 2022.
Based on country, the Middle East & Africa emergency department information system (EDIS) market has been categorized into the UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the Rest of Middle East & Africa. Our regional analysis states that Saudi Arabia dominated the market in 2022.
Allscripts Healthcare, LLC; Cerner Corporation; Epic Systems Corporation; Medical Information Technology, Inc.; Picis; and Q-nomy Inc. are a few of the leading companies operating in the Middle East & Africa emergency department information system (EDIS) market.