MEA Medical Document Management Market

MEA Medical Document Management Market Size (2023 to 2028)

The size of the Medical Document Management Market in the Middle East & Africa was worth USD 16.32 million in 2023. It is further expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.68% to reach USD 28.35 million by 2028. It captures 5% of the global medical document management market.

One of the factors encouraging the medical document management market in the Middle East and Africa is the growth in the number of people visiting hospitals due to various health issues. In addition, many end-users now use electronic health records, fuelling demand for the medical document management industry. These systems are also very useful for managing the patient's correct information and storing the patient's health data. Therefore, it has the potential to move the market forward. Furthermore, the Middle East and African medical document management markets are developing due to the increasing prevalence of high-quality treatment techniques. These systems will also assist physicians or doctors in evaluating better treatment techniques for patients by making the proper selections based on a thorough examination of the patient's medical records, which will accelerate the market's growth rate.

The primary purpose of increasing government and non-government backing for health care centers and installing the most up-to-date technology at whatever cost is to create market expansion prospects. The medical document management industry is driven by an increase in healthcare spending and consumer concern about their health. In addition, these systems are highly efficient for doctors to track the patient's comprehensive health records in an emergency. As a result, it is anticipated to accelerate the market's growth pace in the long run.

The expense of installing and maintaining the devices is prohibitive throughout the Middle East and Africa, restricting the demand. A scarcity of skilled personnel who can analyze the data produced by the systems further slows the expansion of the medical document management industry. For the market developers, the rise in complexities and system failures in real-time applications is challenging. Many studies have identified several possible drawbacks to EHRs, including increased upfront and continuing maintenance costs and workflow delays caused by the need to learn a new system, which can result in productivity losses.

This research report segmented the Middle East & Africa medical document management market into the following sub-segments.

By Product:

• Medical Document Management Solutions Market                             
  • Standalone Medical Document Management Solution   
    • Medical Record Scanning Software
    • Electronic Medical Document Management Software
  • Integrated Medical Document Management Solution    
• Medical Document Management Services Market               
  • Documents Scanning and Management Services              
  • Product Support Services             
    • Implementation and Integration Services
    • Maintenance, Support & Optimization Services
    • Education & Training Services

By Mode of Delivery:

• Web-Based Solutions
• Cloud-Based Solutions
• On-Premise Model

By Application:

• Patient Medical Records Management 
• Image Management
• Admission and Registration Documents Management
• Patient Billing Documents Management

By End-Users:

• Hospitals & Clinics
• Nursing Homes/ Assisted Living Facilities/ Long Term Care Centres
• Insurance Providers
• Other Healthcare Institutions

By Country:

• KSA
• UAE
• Israel
• rest of GCC countries
• South Africa
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Egypt
• Sudan
• rest of MEA

The Middle East and Africa had remarkable growth in the preceding decade, and this trend is expected to continue during the forecast period. Factors such as an aging population and rising healthcare costs are helping the market to grow primarily. The rising use of healthcare IT, the requirement to retain medical records, and government initiatives are just a few of the drivers propelling this market forward. In the Middle East and Africa, the medical document management systems market is being driven by changing healthcare practices and increased usage of health information management systems and electronic medical record systems.

Over the projected period, Saudi Arabia is likely to be the market leader in the Middle East and Africa for medical document management. There has been a spike in the deployment of medical document management systems in the country and the area in recent years to cut costs.

Following Saudi Arabia, Israel is predicted to have the most significant share of the medical document management market in the Middle East and Africa. In addition, the adoption of health information management systems such as the electronic medical record (EMR), health information management (HIM), radiology information system (RIS), and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) has increased in this region, assisting in the growth of the medical electronic document management systems market.

KEY MARKET PLAYERS:

Companies playing a vital role in the MEA medical document management market are McKesson Corporation (U.S.), Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (Japan), Cerner Corporation (U.S.), Kofax Ltd. (U.S.), EPIC Systems (U.S.), 3M Company (U.S.), Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (U.S.), GE Healthcare (U.S.), Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (U.S.) and Hyland Software (U.S.).