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Electronic health record (EHR) vendors are increasingly canabalizing clinical departmental IT administration, such as radiology information systems and cardiology information systems.

Several hospital telehealth vendors enjoyed great success in 2020 as they benefitted from unprecedented demand for their IT and services during the pandemic.

The global imaging IT market has recovered swiftly from the slight downturn experienced in 2020.

Amid the dozens of imaging AI papers and presentations that came out over the last few weeks were three compelling new studies highlighting how much ‚"unseen‚" information AI can extract from medical images, and the massive impact this information could have.

News of the 1-billion-euro intended acquisition of outpatient imaging provider Affidea by Belgian investment firm Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) may not be viewed by industry stalwarts as a landmark event, but it's clear Affidea has established a modus operandi that offers substantial upside for its new owners in the post-COVID markets.

Much of the focus in the ultrasound market in the last few years has been on the handheld market. This is justified, considering its role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the spate of innovation in the sector, both in terms of new product releases and partnerships.

During, and in the run-up to, HIMSS earlier this month there were several announcements from US EHR vendors that will shake up the US EHR market, particularly in the ambulatory segment.

Much of the focus in the Ultrasound Market in the last few years has been on the handheld market. This is justified considering its role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the spate of innovation in the sector, both in terms of new product releases and partnerships.

Signify Research's latest imaging AI VC funding report revealed an unexpected surge in 2021, along with major funding shifts that might explain why many of us didn't see it coming. Here's some of Signify's big takeaways and here's where to get the full report.

Signify Research forecasts that the handheld ultrasound segment will maintain a hefty 26% CAGR from 2020 to 2025, as user base expansion and tech innovations increase its global ultrasound revenue share from 3% to 6% ($158M to $494M).

The global medical flat panel detector (FPD) market recorded an increase of 4% in unit sales in 2020 to reach a market size of just under 70,000 units, although revenues declined by almost 10% to USD 2.1 billion.

Sanjay M. Parekh, PhD, is a Senior Market Analyst at Signify Research in the UK, specialising in radiological imaging including RIS and PACS and AI. For Signify Research, Sanjay Parekh is in contact with the leading AI manufacturers worldwide and knows the market like no other. "Worldwide, the market for AI applications for radiological image analysis is growing by about 25 percent," says Parekh, describing the enormous development potential. "But not all countries are in the same phase of development."