Segments - Patient Infotainment Terminal Market by Size (Small, Medium, and Large), Application (Home Care Service, Community Health, Medical Treatment, and Other), End-user (Home Care Settings, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Hospitals & Clinics, and Others), and Region (Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa) - Global Industry Analysis, Growth, Share, Size, Trends, and Forecast 2023 – 2031
The global patient infotainment terminal market size was USD 220.93 Billion in 2022 and is likely to reach USD 370.10 Billion by 2031, expanding at a CAGR of 5.9% during 2023–2031. The market growth is attributed to the increasing demand for patient infotainment terminals in hospitals and home care settings.
The demand for patient infotainment terminals is rapidly increasing in hospitals and home care settings, as these terminals assist medical professionals and patients. In hospitals, these bedside terminals help reduce waiting room anxiety. Waiting room information screens can alleviate some of that anxiety by providing engaging content and displaying expected waiting time.
Rising popularity of telemedicine in healthcare drives the market. Telemedicine has gained popularity in the recent years, as major hospitals globally, which are increasingly adopting telemedicine services for various purposes. It enables healthcare providers to meet with patients using video or telephone.
Patients can easily access healthcare specialists with a call or a simple appointment using telemedicine. It helps patients in rural areas get online appointments at a low costs. Moreover, major Medicare and many private health insurance companies allow doctors and therapists to bill for telehealth services without restricting patients’ location. Increasing preference for telemedicine is expected to create opportunities in the market.
The COVID-19 pandemic boosted the patient infotainment terminal market. The demand for these terminals surged during the pandemic, as hospitals and clinics heavily adopted infotainment terminals for various purposes. Hospitals installed these terminals to review the medical condition of infected patients and to share emergency information with hospital staff. During the pandemic, these infotainments were heavily used as digital signage to guide patients and communicate with visitors in real-time.
Rising need for efficient systems for communication between patients and medical professionals is driving the market. Patient infotainment terminal benefits medical staff by offering a secure access to electronic patient data remotely. Moreover, hospitals and clinics are increasingly preferring to adopt bedside terminals for patient entertainment purposes, as these terminals are equipped with screens, Wifi, smart card readers, and cameras.
Need for high initial investment for patient infotainment terminals hampers the market. These terminals consist of advanced technological components such as WiFi and cameras, which are used for patient entertainment purposes. These features and components are expensive,which limits the adoption of these terminals, thereby hindering the market.
Rising investments by key players for R&D and to manufacture advanced patient infotainment terminalsare expected to create lucrative opportunities in the market.Healthcare companies are entering into partnerships with tech companies to manufacture high-end bedside terminals for hospitals, which is expected to boost the market during the forecast period. For instance,
In April 2021, BEWATECH, a leader in providing digital communication, announced partnership with Recare, a leading company that designs hospital discharge management. The partnership aims to enable patients receive improved and simple healthcare and offer hospitals a sustainable digitalization solution that meets all must-haves and can-do criteria.
The market report includes an assessment of the market, trends, segments, and regional markets. Overview and dynamics have also been included in the report.
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Details |
Report Title |
Patient Infotainment Terminal Market - Global Industry Analysis, Growth, Share, Size, Trends, and Forecast |
Base Year |
2022 |
Historic Data |
2020–2021 |
Forecast Period |
2023–2031 |
Segmentation |
Size (Small, Medium, and Large), Application (Home Care Service, Community Health, Medical Treatment, and Other),and End-user (Home Care Settings, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Hospitals & Clinics, and Others) |
Regional Scope |
Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa |
Report Coverage |
Company Share, Market Analysis and Size, Competitive Landscape, Growth Factors, MarketTrends, and Revenue Forecast |
Key Players Covered in the Report |
Advantech Co., Ltd.; ARBOR Technology Corp.; Barco; BEWATEC ConnectedCare GmbH; Cybernet; iEi Integration Corp.; Onyx Healthcare Inc.; PDi Communication Systems, Inc.; and TEGUAR |
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Based on size, the patient infotainment terminal market is divided into small, medium, and large. The large segment is expected to expand at a significant pace during the projection period due to an increasing preference for large and widescreen bedside terminals. Large-sized infotainments offer a large canvas that helps doctors and nurses to review patient info quickly such as X-rays and EHRs.
Enhanced resolution helps medical professionals review EHRs, X-rays, and CT scans with high accuracy.Key players in the market are heavily investing in R & D to manufacture advanced and high-end infotainments to assist physicians and patients due to the increasing demand for high-resolution and large-size infotainment. For instance,
In September 2023, Onyx Healthcare launched the MATE2-2212/2412 medical panel PC are 22/24-inch FHD 1920 x 1080 resolution, fan-less system with a 1000:1 high contrast ratio and 178-degree vertical and horizontal wide viewing angle. The fan-less cooling design eliminates the cooling fan and ventilation holes in the housing giving the MATE2 AIO panel PC an IP65 front panel and IP54 enclosure for superior infection control and quiet operation that helps keep environments clean and low maintenance efforts.
On the basis of application, the market is segregated into home care service, community health, medical treatment, and others.The medical treatment segment dominated the market in 2022. Patient infotainment terminals in medical treatment, especially to review patient medical reports, CT scans, and patient information such as medical history.
Physicians prefer bedside terminals, as they help increase the speed of diagnosis by providing high-resolution images ofmedical reports. This helps physicians take a good look at the medical condition of patients. Medical professionals are able to use these terminalsfor patient education and engagement as well.
The home care service segment is anticipated to register a considerable CAGR during the forecast period due to the increasing demand for these terminals in home care settings. These terminals provide bedside assistance for patients in home care service such as making nurse calls and alerts in emergency cases. Patients are able to connect to medical specialists through video or audio call with ease by using the features of infotainment terminals such as Wifi, cameras, and smart card readers.
In terms of end-user, the patient infotainment terminal market is segmented into home care settings, ambulatory surgical centers, hospitals & clinics, and others The hospitals & clinics segment is expected to register a robust growth rate during the forecast period. The segment growth is attributed to the increasing usage of patient infotainment terminals for various uses. These terminals are used to deliver personalized patient care and increase the speed of diagnosisin hospitals & clinics. Hospitals prefer infotainment terminals to increase patient and their guest's engagement by guiding guests to their destinations. Digital way finding signage with touch screen capabilities allowing visitors to get their directions.
Based on region, the global patient infotainment terminal market is classified as Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa. North America is expected to dominatethe market during the projection period owing to the increasing usage of these terminals in major hospitals and clinics in the region.
The well-developed healthcare sector in the region creates favorable opportunities for the market, as hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers are heavily adopting these terminals for patient assistance, especially for the geriatric population. Patient infotainment terminals help patients set reminders for medications and doctor appointments.
The market in Asia Pacific is projected to expand at a considerable CAGR during the forecast period. The market growth is attributed to the rising need for patient infotainment terminals in the region owing to the increasing geriatric population in emerging economies such as India and China. For instance,
According to the United Nations Population Fund, 1 in 4 people in Asia and the Pacific will be over 60 years old by 2050.
The growing geriatric population creates the need for patient infotainment terminals to increase the communication between physicians and patients and for patient entertainment purposes. Moreover, global key players in the region are heavily investing in manufacturing these terminals for hospitals and to hold the major market share in emerging economies. For instance,
In March 2023, Advantech, a global leader in Industrial IoT announced that the company is set to make substantial investments in the market in India. The company intends to relocate its Operations and Service Center in Bangalore to a large facility, enhancing local service capabilities and operational efficiency.
The Patient Infotainment Terminal Market has been segmented based on
Key players competing in the global Patient Infotainment Terminal Market are Advantech Co., Ltd.; ARBOR Technology Corp.; Barco; BEWATEC Connected Care GmbH; Cybernet; iEi Integration Corp.; Onyx Healthcare Inc.; PDi Communication Systems, Inc.; and TEGUAR.
These companies adopted development strategies including mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, collaboration, product launches, and production expansion to expand their consumer base worldwide. For instance,
On April 14, 2021, BEWATECH collaborated with Cliniserve to improve the communication between nursing staff and patients. With the BEWATEC. Connected Care platform, the company offers hospitals the digital infrastructure that enables sustainable process optimization. The extension with Cliniserve CARE enables the digital accompaniment of care using the mobile assistant FLOW, allowing patients to communicate digitally with the nursing staff and other healthcare professionals.