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Signify Research has published a number of market reports examining the relatively advanced population health management market (PHM) in North America over the last year. In early 2018 we'll be publishing our first report examining the markets outside North America. This white paper examines the key drivers for PHM deployment in the UK, one of the key markets that many of the US vendors are looking to as they expand their operations internationally and one of the larger PHM markets outside North America.

In the last 10 years, the market for compact ultrasound systems grew fast. They became the preferred ultrasound form factor for point-of-care applications and found their way into a variety of more traditional applications that benefitted from a high degree of portability and manoeuvrability, such as surgical and interventional procedures, as well as out-of-clinic primary health care, particularly in rural areas.

Earlier this month saw the announcement that telehealth technology provider Avizia had acquired Carena, a Seatle-based virtual care provider.

Five months on from the crippling impact of the WannaCry cyberattack that affected one-fifth of U.K. hospitals and many other health providers across Europe, let's revisit the crucial topic of cybersecurity.

Last week saw the announcement that Medecision is to acquire 58 AxisPoint Health platform clients with the intention to transition these customers to Medecision's Aerial population health management platform. The deal could potentially move Medecision rapidly up the rankings in terms of PHM market share, in particular within the payer-focused market.

Across the market we are seeing system prices fall by mid-single digit percentage annually. So, with a nearly-saturated digital radiography market and declining product prices; what are manufacturers doing to maintain their margins?

Following an initial period of uncertainty, Vendor Neutral Archives (VNA) are now better understood by health providers, and more available. Moreover, their introduction and adoption signalled a market transition, expanding the focus of providers and vendors to the management and use of clinical content thus far excluded by electronic medical records.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has defined and driven the population health management market over the last five years, resulting in North America representing approximately 70% of the global market in 2016.

Signify Research will publish its Q2 2017 North American population health management market report in the coming weeks. A key question that will be addressed is the extent to which uncertainly around US health legislation reform has impacted the PHM market in North America during the first half of this year.

To date, most of the academic research and commercial activity in the field of machine learning for medical imaging has been driven by the US. Several of the leading US academic hospitals have established teams to develop and commercialise artificial intelligence solutions for the detection and diagnosis of diseases.

he announcement that Agfa will investigate options to separate its healthcare IT business from the rest of the healthcare unit is not surprising

The evolution of the imaging IT market over the past decade has been messy. Previously clear definitions for PACS and RIS have blurred, and healthcare providers have struggled to keep up. Consequently, the sector is in a state of uncertainty and flux as it slowly travels the path toward enterprise imaging.