Introduction
 
Realizing the full potential of ICT in healthcare can not only improve quality of care but also help contain and even reverse the spiraling costs which have been associated with European healthcare in recent times.
 

 
Scope
 
Examines the use of ICT in healthcare, tracking the pace of ICT uptake in each country for both payers and providers.
 
Gives market sizing and forecasts for payer and provider spend in each country splitting the ICT market by hardware, software and services
 
Highlights
 
The overall market for IT in healthcare in Europe will grow strongly over the next six years. France, Germany and the UK combined will show a CAGR of 7.5% over this period, with the fastest growth coming in the next three years.
 

 
Germany will remain the largest European market for healthcare IT. However, of the three nations it spends the lowest proportion of its overall budget on IT. In the UK, where the general dispensation to spend on IT in other sectors is higher, the current National Program has helped to produce the highest relative IT spend.
 

 
Reasons to Purchase
 
Identifies potential vendor opportunities in European healthcare.
 
Identifies drivers and inhibitors in the uptake of ICT at both the European and national level.