当商品の販売は、2011年07月19日を持ちまして終了しました。
Abstract
Customers Prefer Turnkey PACS Solutions for Enterprise-wide Implementation
and Integration
Picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) vendors are gradually
shifting from traditional hardware-software solutions to software-only products.
This can increase pressure on the customer’s in-house departments since PACS
implementation is a complex process. Given the mission-critical nature of PACS
and its stringent requirements in terms of bandwidth, reliability, support, and
responsiveness, hospitals are likely to prefer turnkey PACS solutions vendors
who can assume responsibility for proper functioning of the entire system.
Turnkey PACS solutions vendors procure and integrate critical components such as
storage area networks, radiology information systems (RIS), and other hospital
information systems (HIS) enabling customers to focus on providing basic
healthcare.
This Frost & Sullivan research analyzes the North American market for
turnkey PACS market. Key drivers and challenges are backed by strategic
recommendations that enable participants to formulate their business growth
plans. Revenue forecasts and pricing trends coupled with demand and market share
analyses explore emerging opportunities in this market.
Increasing Demand from Community-based Facilities Drives PACS Market
Due to high implementation costs, adoption of turnkey PACS systems was
initially restricted to healthcare facilities conducting at least 500,000
imaging procedures annually. Apart from the lack of financial resources, smaller
community-based facilities were initially hesitant to make the shift to a new
imaging technology such as PACS. Fortunately, low-cost disk storage and rapidly
falling prices for diagnostic workstations are now driving demand for PACS from
mid-tier community hospitals. Additionally, community hospitals are feeling the
pressure of increasing procedure volumes and growing patient files.
"Community-based facilities have begun to understand the importance of
turnkey PACS solutions realizing that without it they are likely to lose their
competitive edge in the areas of staff retention and patient recruitment,"
notes the analyst.
Complexities and Costs Involved in PACS Integration Challenge Turnkey PACS
Solution Vendors
Turnkey PACS implementations and high costs of interfacing into legacy
systems remain complex and challenging to vendors. "Most of the systems
that the PACS vendor must interface with are often created by different vendors
and run by varying departments taking the process of implementation into the
realm of systems consulting, custom programming, and multi-departmental change
management," says the analyst.
Transferring interfacing costs to the hospital would only alienate
prospective customers. Therefore, it is critical that vendors provide
competitively priced solutions that also satisfy the demand for a higher level
of interoperability between the PACS, RIS, and HIS.
Table of Contents
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- MARKET OVERVIEW
- Research Overview
- Introduction
- Research Scope and Methodology
- Market Segmentation
- Market Engineering Measurements
- Market Dynamics
- Technology and Product Trends
- Revenue Forecast
- Competitive Structure
- Database of Key Industry Participants
- Industry Challenges
- Impact of Industry Challenges
- Expansion of PACS into Mainstream Market Challenges Vendors to Develop Low-maintenance Solutions
- High Cost of Integrating PACS with Legacy Systems Remains a Significant Market Challenge
- PACS Vendors Challenged to Broaden and Integrate Their Portfolio of Clinical Solutions
- Increasing Integration Expectations Prove Challenging for PACS Vendors
- Shift in Purchase Decisions from Radiology Department to Executive Level Increases Complexity of Sales Cycle
- Strategic Recommendations
- Overview of Strategies
- Explore Alternative Purchase Schemes and Financing Plans
- Design Multi-tiered Product Lines to Expand Customer Base
- Support Efforts to Create a Nationwide Medical Image Management System
- Create Strong Partnerships with Clients to Gain Deeper Understanding of Needs
- Frost & Sullivan Awards
- Frost & Sullivan Awards for the North American Turnkey PACS Market
- Frost & Sullivan Award for PACS Customer Value Enhancement
- Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Leadership
- Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership
- Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Penetration Leadership
- Frost & Sullivan Award for Business Development Strategy Leadership
- RESEARCH FINDINGS FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN TURNKEY PACS MARKET
- Total Market for Turnkey PACS Solutions
- Market Overview
- Market Drivers
- Market Restraints
- Revenue Forecast
- Revenue Forecast by Sub-segment
- Demand Analysis
- Competitive Structure and Market Share Analysis
- Market Penetration Forecast
- PACS Software and Services
- Revenue Forecast
- Revenue Forecast by Sub-segment
- Demand Analysis
- Pricing Trends
- PACS Hardware Solutions
- Revenue Forecast
- Demand Analysis
- Pricing Trends
- APPENDIX
- Supporting Statistical Data
- Licensed Radiologists
- Private Hospitals
- Government Hospitals
