The global patient infotainment terminals market size was valued at USD 409.1 million in 2017. The demand for patient infotainment terminals is fuelled by the change in the current healthcare sector. Healthcare enterprises are looking for ways to consolidate and integrate the patient healthcare data in order to improve the efficiency and delivery of care to patients. The healthcare sector is revolutionizing as technology takes a foothold and this evolution will pave the way to provide a personalized experience to the patients resulting in better care and, thus, would be a win-win situation for both care seekers and hospital staff.

Patient infotainment terminals are the intelligent healthcare bedside infotainment systems consisting of healthcare equipment and queuing machines. The overall system helps in securely accessing a patient’s electronic healthcare records and deliver accuracy in analyzing the data and provider better medication and care to the patient. The patient infotainment terminals provide numerous features such as providing entertainment facility to the patient and clinical applications to the hospital staff which enhances the personal experience and empowers the patients to take care of their health journey.

The Patient Infotainment Terminals market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.1.% to reach US$ 1337.5 million  in 2029.

The global patient infotainment terminals market share is dominated by medium size infotainment systems for which the revenue was USD 191.4 million in 2017. The sizes for small, medium and large infotainment system are less than 12.5’’, 12.5’’-19.5’’ and greater than 19.5’’, respectively. Optimum display size coupled with high acceptance of medium-sized screens by doctors as well as the patient is expected to drive the segment growth in the coming years. Small sized terminals are handheld which is easy to handle and saves a lot of space for the patient. The medium size terminals are mostly used due to its advantages such as cost-effective and stable performance. The large size infotainment terminals occupy a larger area and mostly used by large hospital wards.

The application of patient infotainment systems is mostly in hospitals because of the presence of more patients and hospitals. In the year 2017, the hospital segment accounted for more than 51% of the global patient infotainment terminals market share and is expected to maintain its dominance by 2025.

In 2017, Europe dominated the global patient infotainment terminals market and is expected to do so by 2025. Growing digitization in countries such as Germany, France, and Spain is expected to drive market growth. According to an article published by Europa, there are more than 250 million users of the internet on a daily basis. Also, the digital economy of the region is growing at a fast pace which is approximately seven times more than the other economies of the world. The growing digitization in the region is expected to boost the growth of the patient infotainment terminals in the forecast period. Additionally, the European Commission is concentrating on providing access to health data to the patients even across borders, implementation of digital tools to monitor health and send feedback to healthcare providers. Such initiatives are expected to drive regional market growth by 2025.

The global patient infotainment terminals market is dominated by major players. Key players within the market are Barco, Onyx Healthcare Inc., CliniLinc, Lincor, Teguar Computers, PDi Communication Systems Inc., ClinicAll International Corporation, Advantech Co., Ltd., BEWATEC Kommunikationstechnik GmbH, and ARBOR Technology Corp. among others.

Key vendors are also concentrating on expanding through new product developments, mergers and acquisition to meet the increasing demand from various end-user industries. For instance, in 2018, Advantech Co., Ltd., a Taiwan-based company, acquired 80% stakes of OMRON Nohgata in order to expand its revenues and localized services in Japan region.

Patient Infotainment Terminals Market Scope

Key segments of the global patient infotainment terminals market

Type Overview, 2018-2025 (USD Million)

• Small Size
• Medium Size
• Large Size

End-user Overview, 2018-2025 (USD Million)

• Hospitals
• Treatment Centres
• Others

Regional Overview, 2018-2025 (USD Million)

• North America
  • US
• Europe
  • Germany
  • UK
• Asia Pacific
  • Japan
  • China
• Central and South America
• Middle East and Africa