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e-prescribing Market Trends

  • Report ID: GMI8999
  • Published Date: Dec 2024
  • Report Format: PDF

e-prescribing Market Trends

The market is evolving rapidly, driven by technological advancements, regulatory changes, and the increasing demand for efficient healthcare solutions.
 

  • e-prescribing platforms are increasingly integrating AI algorithms to enhance clinical decision support. These algorithms recommend optimized dosages, flag potential drug interactions, and predict adverse reactions. Moreover, the growing adoption of telemedicine has established e-prescribing as a crucial component of remote patient care. During virtual consultations, healthcare providers can efficiently issue prescriptions, ensuring consistent and continuous care.
     
  • Growing focus towards development and adoption of interoperability standards can be seen in the market. For example, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is gaining traction towards becoming the standard for ensuring seamless communication between e-prescribing platforms, EHRs, and pharmacy systems. Unlike older standards (e.g., HL7 v2 or v3), FHIR uses modern web-based technologies like RESTful APIs, JSON, and XML, making it easier to implement and integrate into existing healthcare IT infrastructures.
     
  • Vendors are increasingly customizing e-prescribing platforms to address the complexities of specialty drug management. Specialty drugs, characterized by their high costs and use in treating complex or chronic conditions such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, and rare disorders, require precise dosing, continuous monitoring, and prior authorization to ensure proper utilization.
     
  • E-prescribing systems tailored for specialty drugs provide features to configure precise dosages based on patient-specific factors like weight or lab results and send alerts and reminders to ensure adherence to prescribed regimens. As a result, their use in specialized drug management has surged globally.
     
Authors: Mariam Faizullabhoy, Gauri Wani

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) :

The global e-prescribing industry was valued at USD 2.6 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow at a 22.6% CAGR from 2025 to 2034, driven by the increasing adoption of digital health solutions and electronic health records.

The solutions segment accounted for 68.9% of the e-prescribing industry in 2024, fueled by rising demand for medication management and efforts to reduce medication errors.

The U.S. e-prescribing market generated approximately USD 950.3 million in revenue in 2024, supported by regulatory measures like the HITECH Act and Meaningful Use incentives promoting digital prescription processes.

Key players in the market include AdvancedMD, athenahealth, CompuGroup Medical, DrFirst.com, eClinicalWorks, Epic Systems Corporation, GE Healthcare, Greenway Health, and Henry Schein.

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  • Base Year: 2024
  • Companies covered: 15
  • Tables & Figures: 105
  • Countries covered: 18
  • Pages: 130
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