Business Strategy: Western European, Healthcare Sector Spending 2008-2012 Special Update

This publication has been discontinued on June 28, 2011.

Introduction

Abstract

In this Health Industry Insights report, we provide an overview of IT spending trends and forecasts in the Western European healthcare sector. 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 United Kingdom) in the 2006–2011 timeframe; IT spending is provided for two subindustries: private healthcare providers versus public healthcare providers. This study also provides a breakdown, only for total Western Europe, of IT spending between hospitals (NACE classification code 85.11) and other primary and community care providers (NACE classification code 85.12, 85.13, 85.14 and 85.3). On the qualitative side, the report analyzes IT adoption trends in the sector and describes major drivers and inhibitors of IT adoption.

"The Western European healthcare sector will generate a growth of IT investment from $12 billion in 2009 to $14.4 billion in 2012. In the various recovery plans outlined by Western European governments, the modernization and the rationalization of the healthcare systems is seen as hub for growth and a condition for the long term sustainability of public health systems. IT investments are hailed as a fundamental part of these modernization strategies: Health Industry Insights expect a significant growth in IT spending in the coming years but projects and implementations will be increasingly under scrutiny. Delays in big IT projects (as for example the UK NpfIT) and the higher attention of public opinion in public sector spending will change the buying processes of healthcare organizations," says Silvia Piai, Senior Research Analyst of Health Industry Insights.

Table of Contents

• Health Industry Insights Opinion
• In This Report
• Definitions
• Healthcare Sector
• IT Market
• 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 IDC' s Black Book
• Exchange Rates
• Situation Overview
• 2008: Lessons Learned and New Challenges
• Future Outlook
• The Rigidity of the Financial Crisis and Resiliency of the Healthcare Market
• The Western European Market Big Picture
• Country Insights
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Spain
• United Kingdom
• Other Western European Countries
• Market Context
• Forecast Comparison
• Essential Guidance
• Actions to Consider
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Synopsis
• Table: Western Europe Healthcare Providers Market Coverage According to NACE Rev. 1 Classification
• Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for Western Europe Healthcare IT Market, 2008–2012
• Table: Western Europe Healthcare Sector IT Spending Forecasts Comparison by Technology ($M)
• Table: Western Europe Healthcare Sector IT Spending Forecasts Comparison: Private and Public Healthcare ($M)
• Table: Western Europe Healthcare sector IT Spending Forecasts Comparison by Type of Providers ($M)
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 2008 IT Spending by Technology
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 2008 IT Spending Top 5 Countries
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 2008 IT Spending in Private and Public Providers by Country
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 2008 IT Spending by Type of Provider
• Figure: Western Europe 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Industry
• Figure: Western Europe 1Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Industry
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector, 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Technology
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Growth Rates by Technology
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 3Q08 IT Spending Forecast: Private and Public Providers
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 3Q08 IT Spending Forecast Growth Rates: Private and Public Providers
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 3Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Type of Provider
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 3Q08 IT Spending Forecast Growth Rates by Type of Provider
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Country
• Figure: Western Europe Healthcare Sector 1Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Country
• Figure: France Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Technology
• Figure: France Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast Growth Rates by Technology
• Figure: France Healthcare Sector IT Spending Forecasts Comparison
• Figure: Germany Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Technology
• Figure: Germany Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast Growth Rates by Technology
• Figure: Germany Healthcare Sector IT Spending Forecasts Comparison
• Figure: Italy Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Technology
• Figure: Italy Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Growth Rates by Technology
• Figure: Italy Healthcare IT Spending Forecasts Comparison
• Figure: Spain Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Technology
• Figure: Spain Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Growth Rates by Technology
• Figure: Spain Healthcare IT Spending Forecasts Comparison
• Figure: United Kingdom Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Technology
• Figure: United Kingdom Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Growth Rate by Technology
• Figure: United Kingdom Healthcare IT Spending Forecasts Comparison
• Figure: Other European Countries Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Forecast by Technology
• Figure: Other European Countries Healthcare Sector 4Q08 IT Spending Growth Rates by Technology
• Figure: Other European Countries Healthcare IT Spending Forecasts Comparison
• Figure: Western Europe IT Spending in Healthcare Comparison of Forecasts
• Figure: Western Europe IT Spending in Healthcare Comparison of Forecasts

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