Progress in Digitalization of Healthcare Services to Boost South America Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) Market in Future
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 better access to health information for users. Moreover, it can help health service providers by saving time and reducing workload, as well as associated costs, in 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 South American countries 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 crisis and the continued use of digital technologies provide growth opportunities to the South America emergency department information system (EDIS) market players.
South America Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) Market Overview
The South America emergency department information system (EDIS) is subsegmented into Brazil, Argentina, and the Rest of South America. Brazil dominated the market in 2022. Electronic emergency department information systems (EDIS) benefit care providers by facilitating the reduction in medical errors and improvement in treatment quality. Information systems can be based on a variety of technical designs. Commercial suppliers can provide either specific emergency department (ED) modules for an existing hospital information system (HIS) or highly customized stand-alone systems ("best of breed") to help deploy an EDIS. The "German Emergency Department Medical Record" (current version V2015.1), which was first published in 2010 by the German Interdisciplinary Association of Intensive and Emergency Care (DIVI), is the current documentation standard for EDs in Brazil. Version V2015.1 of the GEDMR is currently available, with 796 data items. The German DIVI has given their approval. The creators concentrated from the start on providing an interdisciplinary and interprofessional approach that met the needs of any sort of ED specialist. Originally, the medical record was organized in a modular format. Fields for documenting standard information about each patient, such as anamnesis, treatment, and procedure, were included in the basic module. Fields for documenting unusual circumstances, such as badly injured patients or monitored patients, were included in the extended modules. The use of electronic technology boosted the availability of structured anamnesis and therapy information, increased treatment time of traumatological patients. Electronic systems, in general, provide various benefits, such as ubiquitous availability of patient documentation and efficient information management to improve communication efficacy. Computerization improved legibility and offered simultaneous, remote access when compared to pen-and-paper methods.
South America Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) Market Segmentation
The South America emergency department information system (EDIS) market is segmented on the basis of type, application, end user, and country.
Based on type, the South America 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.
In terms of application, the South America 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 South America 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 South America emergency department information system (EDIS) market has been categorized into Brazil, Argentina, and the Rest of South America. Our regional analysis states that Brazil dominated the market in 2022.
Cerner Corporation, Epic Systems Corporation, Picis, and Q-nomy Inc. are a few of the leading companies operating in the South America emergency department information system (EDIS) market.