Increasing Cases of Medication Errors and Launch of Personalized Real-Time Medication Management Systems to Augment Growth of Medication Management System Market
Medication management system is designed to help doctors and other healthcare providers to make better-quality decisions about their patients' medications, thereby helping them avoid prescribing medications that may do nothing to improve a patient's condition. This helps reduce unnecessary costs for health insurance companies and hospitals, which can lead to higher patient care costs overall.
Market Dynamics
Increasing
cases of medication errors is expected to propel growth of the medication
management system market. For instance, in 2019, according to Accreditation
Association for Ambulatory Health Care, medication errors account for 3.5
million physician office and 1 million emergency room visits per year. Moreover,
preventable medication errors generate nearly US$ 21 billion in associated healthcare
costs annually and affect over 7 million patients.
Moreover,
launch of personalized real-time medication management and healthcare systems
is also expected to aid in growth of the medication management system market.
For instance, in August 2019, Pharmazam, LLC., a biotech licensed healthcare
technology firm delivering personalized medicine and healthcare management
solutions, launched personalized real-time medication management and healthcare
system.
Expansion
of medication management capabilities is expected to offer lucrative growth
opportunities for players in the medication management system market. For
instance, in August 2019, DoseMe, a precision dosing software subsidiary of Tabula
Rasa HealthCare, Inc., partnered with Bainbridge Health, a Children’s Hospital
of Philadelphia spin-off, to expand medication management capabilities to
health system(s).
Moreover,
initiatives to digitize and automate medication management is also expected to
aid in growth of the market. For instance, in July 2019, Spartanburg Regional
Healthcare System, an integrated healthcare delivery network in South Carolina
and North Carolina, selected Omnicell solutions to support pharmacy services
and medication management at the flagship research and teaching hospital, Spartanburg
Medical Center, as well as the newly acquired Mary Black campuses.
Competitive Analysis
Major
players operating in the medication management system market include, Becton,
Dickinson and Company, McKesson Corporation, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions,
Inc., Omnicell, Inc., Cerner Corporation, Medisafe, Siemens Healthcare, Genoa
Healthcare Inc., Swisslog Healthcare, GE Healthcare, Tabula Rasa HealthCare,
Inc., and QuadraMed Affinity Corporation.
Major
players operating in the medication management system market are focused on
adopting partnership strategies to enhance their market share. For instance, in
April 2019, Medisafe, a digital
medication adherence app, partnered with Amerisource Bergen’s The Lash Group,
LLC, a provider of patient support services and technologies, in order to
integrate the former’s management app into the latter’s hub services. The
partnership seeks to help patients manage their medications and identify
patients who need extra support.
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