This is according to Wireless Opportunities in Healthcare, a new study released last week by market research firm Kalorama Information.
As the need for real-time access to data for streamlining healthcare decision making processes increases, technologies, such as Zigbee, RFID, and WWAN, are expected to grow exponentially, with Zigbee alone showing a CAGR of 75 percent over a five-year period, said Kalorama in a release. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), currently the dominant technology with a 36 percent market share, and Bluetooth will continue to be the most widely sought after technologies, but will lose market share to the aforementioned three sectors, which are swiftly gaining a foothold in the healthcare arena.
Successful implementations of wireless technologies in numerous healthcare applications have moved wireless technologies from simple conjecture to reality. With the possibility of improved patient care, cost savings, remote patient monitoring, and greater regulatory compliance as just a few of the benefits, the idea of going wireless as a godsend for everyone from formal healthcare facilities to physician offices and diagnostic laboratories is catching on.
"The enormous impact on healthcare -- not only in the U.S., but in the global market as well -- is already happening," notes Steven Heffner, publisher of Kalorama Information. "This is a key opportunity not only from a healthcare perspective, but also from the technology provider aspect where both the current market leaders and new entrants into the field have a green light for substantial growth."
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