Medical Computer Carts Market Analysis | 2022-2028

Market Insights

The Medical Computer Carts Market was estimated at US$ 879 million in 2021 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.9% during 2022-2028 to reach US$ 2,095 million in 2028.

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What are medical computer carts?

Medical computer carts are mobile workstations used in healthcare settings. Designed for easy transport, they house computers and medical equipment to enhance patient care. Featuring adjustable height, secure storage, and infection control measures, these carts support real-time data entry, medication administration, and communication. Their role in healthcare is vital, providing mobility and accessibility for efficient use of technology in patient care.

Market Dynamics

The goal of the medical computer cart is to lighten the workload of nurses and other healthcare workers. Additionally enhancing patient care are these computer carts. Charting, electronic medical records (EMR), drug dispensing, and nurse education are all areas where medical computer carts are useful. Depending on the model, medical computer carts can have onboard power systems. Flexible features on medical computer carts include height adjustment for standing or seated use.

Systems for maintaining electronic health records gather, produce, and store patient data. Earlier, there was a delayed uptake of these technologies among healthcare professionals. Federal rules requiring the usage of electronic documents or files were recently passed in the US. The clinical documentation, tracking, quality assurance, billing, and coding processes are all improved by electronic record systems, which also make health records portable. Administrative tasks, computer-assisted doctor order recording, laboratory systems, radiography systems, pharmacy systems, and clinical documentation systems are the main elements of these systems. The majority of electronic health record systems use the standard communication protocol known as HL7.

The EMR systems take significant environmental elements, ergonomics, work processes, and human factors into account. To increase patient care quality and cost, as well as staff and patient safety, these issues must be taken into account. When utilizing keyboards and other input devices, medical personnel and doctors have to sit awkwardly for extended periods. As a result, more ergonomic injuries are occurring due to the usage of EMR systems, particularly due to a lack of consideration for technological, manufacturing, and training issues. Strategies that manage and lessen the risks and conditions are needed to deal with such scenarios.

Advanced touch panel PCs with slim designs that increase mobility and the ability to scale computing power are installed in several medical computer carts. Only a small number of items have Intel Core I processors, which have the processing speed necessary to operate sophisticated electronic health record (EHR) programmes wherever they are utilized. A treatment cart can contain a variety of various medicine combinations. A patient may unintentionally receive the incorrect medication or dosage due to a human mistake. By enabling medical touch panel computers with modern identifying technologies like radio frequency identification, these potentially catastrophic outcomes can be prevented (RFID). The RFID tags are made up of an antenna and a microchip that are encased in silicone or plastic. The tags are affixed to the medications so that an RFID scanner can quickly and accurately identify them. To transmit the necessary data, the scanner must be connected to a touch panel computer running cloud-based software. Each medical cart's contents must be manually stocked and managed, which wastes the staff members' important time. Administrations could save time by automating inventory management by installing appropriate software on touch panel PCs.

Several investments/guidelines in the industry have been directed in recent years, which would boost the overall market. Some of them are:

• Following the acquisition, companies such as Capsa have invested and expanded their product offerings to a significant level. Capsa offers a wide range of cutting-edge products to meet the specific demands of this market. There are four various lines of medication carts to match the design of any long-term care institution.
  • Automated dispensing cabinets (NexsysADC) for controlled drug medication security
  • Medical trolleys for any procedure and storage requirement
  • Electronic health records (EHR/EMR) and telehealth carts for moving documentation.

Segments Analysis

By Type

The market is further segmented into powered medical computer carts, and integrated medical computer carts. The integrated segment held the largest market share. The market participants provide medical computer carts equipped with numerous necessary gadgets, including a camera, keyboard, and scanning equipment. The market is anticipated to be driven over the projected period by the medical professionals' widespread embrace of integrated medical computer carts.

By End-User Type

The market is segmented into hospitals, diagnostic centers, ambulatory surgical centers, and others. The hospital’s segment held the majority share over the forecast period. The expanding acceptance of these devices in hospital settings, the availability of a variety of goods, and the growing rate of healthcare system digitization all contribute to the segment's expansion.

Regional Analysis

The medical computer carts market is broken down geographically into areas like North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World (RoW). In 2021, North America is anticipated to be the medical computer carts market largest region.

Key Players

The following are the major players in the medical computer carts market:

• Advantech Co. Ltd.
• AFC
• Altus
• Capsa Healthcare
• Enovate Medical
• Ergotron
• Howard Technology Solutions  
• Humanscale Corporation
• InterMetro Industries Corporation
• Jaco Inc.
• MIDMARK CORPORATION
• Scott-Clark Medical

The key players in the market are highly focused on sustaining their business and offerings in the industry. A few of the key developments are as follows:

• Ergotron, a global business dedicated to enhancing how people work, learn, play, and care for others, teamed up with D&H Distributing, a preeminent technology distributor, in September 2021. For the North American channel, D&H offers small- to medium-sized business (SMB), mid-market, and consumer technologies. Ergotron will broaden its partner network and reach through this arrangement in the US, particularly among the SMB, educational, and gaming sectors. Ergotron will be able to increase access to its ergonomic, adjustable office furniture, such as sit-stand desks, mobile desks, monitor arms, and charging carts, by utilizing D&H's additional strength and the breadth of the company's business partners.
• Capsa Healthcare purchased St. Louis, MO-based Specialty Carts, Inc., a maker of medical carts, in August 2021. With more than 50 years of experience in product innovation, Capsa has expanded consistently by combining internal development with the purchase of related product brands and platforms. The acquisition of Specialty Carts by Capsa marks the company's sixth significant brand acquisition in the previous 11 years
• In August 2021, the official distributor for Ergotron in Indonesia was chosen as PT Murni Solusindo Nusantara (PT Murni). With the fourth-largest population in the world, Indonesia has a vast addressable market that includes potential clients including hospitals, schools, corporate buildings, and manufacturing and industrial companies
• In June 2021, TRACE, a cutting-edge and user-friendly monitor mount that adapts to the ergonomic needs of each person and creates flexible workspaces at home or at the workplace, was revealed by Ergotron, a global corporation devoted to enhancing how people work, study, play, and care for others. The brand-new monitor mount tracks users' movements to enable seamless switching between solitary and group work whilst continually returning to the customary home position.

The overall competitive landscape has been affected due to these mergers and acquisitions. 

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