European e-health market is set to double in size within 5 years

[J. Antas]

The 26 April 2005 edition of the European eGovernment News Roundup, 
reports that according to a recent study by Frost & Sullivan the 
European e-healthcare industry is moving towards consolidation and the 
market is set to double in size within five years.

Anticipated sustained investment in this field could mean that the 
market could be worth USD 6.34bn (EUR 4.8bn) in 2010.

Up until now the growth rate has primarily been achieved due to the 
active implementation of Hospital Clinical Information Systems (HIS) in 
the major markets across Europe.

The full article is available at: 
http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/4180/194 [1]

Also available from that page is a link to the full .pdf text of the 
European e-Health Action Plan [2] adopted by the European Commission on 
30 April 2004 - which aims to improve access to healthcare and boost the 
quality and effectiveness of health services offered across Europe.

Source URL:
http://e-healthexpert.org/node/105
Links:
[1] http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/4180/194
[2] 
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/doc/qualif/health/COM_2004_0356_F_EN_ACTE.pdf