Tag: IMS Research
Report: Remote cardiac monitoring to expand by 2016
March 4, 2013HME News Staff
LONDON - The U.S. market for remote cardiac monitoring devices is projected to increase by 25% from 2011 to 2016, according to a report from IHS, a market research firm. The report, titled “World Market for Diagnostic Cardiology Devices and Remote Cardiac Monitoring Services,” attributes the increase to a greater emphasis among healthcare providers to cut expenses by gathering data on patients outside hospitals. In the U.S., by far the world's leading region for remote cardiac monitoring,...
Telehealth to expand rapidly over next five years, study says
January 22, 2013HME News Staff
NORTHAMPTON, U.K. - By 2017, the number of patients remotely monitored by their healthcare provider is expected to balloon to 1.8 million patients worldwide, according to a new study from InMedica, a medical technology research division of IMS Research. By contrast, in 2012, that number was 308,000, the study states. These patients are being monitored for diseases such as congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, hypertension and mental health conditions....