Western European Healthcare Sector IT Spending Forecast, 2004-2009

SUMMARY

Total external IT spending of Western European healthcare providers is expected to grow from $7 billion in 2004 to $10 billion in 2009, representing a 7% CAGR. Better quality of care and the need to reduce operating costs will drive investments in a number of IT solutions, such as electronic patient records, ADT, and CPOE.

In this study, IDC provides an overview of IT spending trends and forecasts in the Western European healthcare sector. On the qualitative side, the study analyzes IT adoption trends in the sector and describes major drivers and inhibitors of IT adoption. On the quantitative side, focus is on spending in hardware, packaged software, and IT services for the major European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K.) in the 2004-2009 timeframe.

"Hardware, software, and IT services vendors that want to gain a share of healthcare IT growth must develop go-to-market approaches that consider healthcare-specific pain points, attack the fastest growth segments, and be prepared for the centralization of technology purchasing," says Massimiliano Claps, senior research analyst, IDC European Vertical Markets.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
    • Vertical Markets Trends and Forecasts
      • Bottom Up Vertical Market IT Spending Sizing
        • Universe
        • Survey Samples
        • Survey Results
        • Indicators on "Average Spending per Company" and Occupancy Rates
        • Extrapolation to Universe for Vertical IT Spending Estimates
        • Breakdown by Technology
      • Bottom Up Vertical Market IT Spending Trends and Forecasts
        • Trends by Technology
      • Top Down Validation/Reconciliation with Black Book
    • Exchange rates
  • Definitions
    • Healthcare Sector
    • IT Market
  • Executive Summary
    • Modernizing the Healthcare Sector
    • Country Trends
• Situation Overview
  • Healthcare IT Adoption Trends up to 1Q05
  • Figure: Current levels of adoption of IT solutions
    • France
    • Germany
    • Italy
    • Spain
    • The U.K.
    • Other Western European Countries
      • Austria
• Future Outlook
  • Forecast and Assumptions
    • Improving Patient Safety While Controlling Healthcare Expenditure
      • Drivers
      • Inhibitors
    • IT Solution Priority Areas
    • Figure: Western European Healthcare Institutions, Investment Priorities by Solution Area
    • IT Spending in Healthcare
    • Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Western European Healthcare IT Spending, 2004-2009
      • Western Europe
        • Hardware
        • Software
        • IT Services
        • Table: Western Europe, IT spending in Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
        • Table: Western Europe, Growth Rates of IT Spending in Healthcare, 2004-2009
        • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending in Private Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
        • Table: Western Europe, Growth Rates of IT Spending in Private Healthcare, 2004-2009
        • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending in Public Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
        • Table: Western Europe, Growth Rates of IT Spending in Public Healthcare, 2004-2009
      • France
      • Table: France, IT spending in Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Table: France, IT spending in Private Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Table: France, IT Spending in Public Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Germany
      • Table: Germany, IT Spending in Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Table: Germany, IT Spending in Private Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Table: Germany, IT Spending in Public Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Italy
      • Table: Italy, IT Spending in Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Table: Italy, IT Spending in Private Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Table: Italy, IT Spending in Public Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Spain
      • Table: Spain, IT Spending in Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Table: Spain, IT Spending in Private Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Table: Spain, IT Spending in Public Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • The U.K.
      • Table: U.K., IT Spending in Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Table: U.K., IT Spending in Private Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Table: U.K., IT Spending in Public Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
      • Other Western European Countries
        • Belgium
        • Netherlands
        • Nordics
        • Table: Other Western European Countries, IT Spending in Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
        • Table: Other Western European Countries, IT Spending in Private Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
        • Table: Other Western European Countries, IT Spending in Public Healthcare, 2004-2009 ($M)
• Essential Guidance
  • IT Vendors' Participation in the Healthcare Sector Modernization
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Synopsis