Overview:

BRIC telemedicine market is witnessing a significant growth due to increase in the number of patients suffering from chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart failure (CHF), asthma, hypertension, and diabetes. An increase in IT spending are identified as the key factors boosting demand for telemedicine in these countries. Moreover increasing demand for better healthcare services and growth in telecommunication network are also impacting BRIC telemedicine market.

The BRIC telemedicine market is classified based on the type of technology and services used. Technology market can further be divided on hardware used and network connectivity solutions. Here basic telemedicine platform and clinical devices are the major hardware in use.

BRIC telemedicine market is further analyzed on the basis of telemedicine applications such as Teleconsultation, Telecardiology and Teledermatology. Teleconsultation, Telecardiology and Teleradiology are the major telemedicine applications in BRIC countries. Telecardiology is very popular in India where as Teleradiology is more popular in Brazil after Teleconsultation. Teledermatology, Telesurgery and home telehealth are less in user and are in emerging stage.

The BRIC telemedicine is expected to reach a market size of $418.4 million by the year 2014, at a CAGR of 15.8% from 2009-2014. The BRIC telemedicine technology market is expected to reach a size of $307.4 million by the year 2014 growing at a CAGR of 16.6% from 2009-2014 and BRIC telemedicine service market will reach $111 million in 2014 with CAGR of 13.8%.

Market estimates and forecast : 

The report provides in-depth market estimates and forecast for BRIC telemedicine market based on technology and types of services of telemedicine. Further technology market is segmented on the basis of hardware and network connectivity solutions. BRIC market is also analyzed on the basis of different application usage in telemedicine.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MARKET OVERVIEW
MARKET DYNAMICS
TECHNOLOGY FOR TELEMEDICINE
TELEMEDICINE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
TYPES OF TELEMEDICINE PROCESS/SERVICES
SCENARIO OF TELEMEDICINE IN BRIC COUNTRIES
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE FOR BRIC TELEMEDICINE

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1KEY TAKE AWAYS
1.2REPORT DESCRIPTION
1.3STAKEHOLDERS

2 SUMMARY

3 MARKET OVERVIEW
3.1INTRODUCTION
3.2GLOBAL AND BRIC TELEMEDICINE MARKET
3.3MARKET DEFINITION
3.4DRIVERS AND OPPORTUNITIES
3.5BRIC TELEMEDICINE SERVICE MARKET
3.6TELEMEDICINE HARDWARE MARKET
3.7TELEMEDICINE APPLICATIONS IN BRIC NATIONS
3.8MARKET TRANSITION FOR TELEMEDICINE IN BRIC FROM 2009 TO 2014

4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1DRIVERS
4.1.1NEED FOR HEALTHCARE IN RURAL AREAS.
4.1.2TELECOMMUNICATION GROWTH IN BRIC
4.1.3RISING PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC DISEASES
4.1.4COST EFFECTIVENESS OF TELEMEDICINE
4.2RESTRAINTS
4.2.1HIGH INFRASTRUCTURE COST
4.2.2REIMBURSEMENT & LEGAL ISSUES
4.3OPPORTUNITIES
4.3.1GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR STAKEHOLDERS
4.3.2DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE-SHARING PLATFORMS
4.3.3GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING

5 TECHNOLOGY FOR TELEMEDICINE
5.1DRIVERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGY
5.1.1INCREASED USE IN HEALTHCARE
5.1.2PARTICIPATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES IN PROVISION OF TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES
5.1.3OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SECTOR
5.2RESTRAINTS FOR TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGY
5.2.1IN-HOUSE TECHNOLOGY USAGE IN URBAN HOSPITALS
5.2.2MORE FOCUS ON BASIC TECHNOLOGY USAGE
5.3BRIC TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGY - MARKET OVERVIEW
5.4THE HARDWARE MARKET
5.4.1BASIC TELEMEDICINE PLATFORM
5.4.2CLINICAL DEVICES
5.4.3COMMUNICATION HARDWARE
5.4.4VIDEOCONFERENCING
5.5CONNECTIVITY AND NETWORK
5.6CONNECTIVITY AND NETWORK MARKET OVERVIEW
5.7CONNECTIVITY AND NETWORK MARKET – BY GEOGRAPHY
5.7.1PSTN
5.7.2ISDN
5.7.3BROADBAND
5.7.4VSAT
5.7.5EMR
5.7.5.1Advantages of using EMR
5.7.5.2EMR in BRIC countries
5.7.6PACS
5.7.6.1Advantages of PACS
5.7.6.2PACS in BRIC countries
5.7.7COPE
5.7.7.1Advantages of COPE system
5.7.7.2COPE in BRIC countries

6 TELEMEDICINE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
6.1INTRODUCTION
6.2TELECONSULTATION:
6.2.1COST OF TELECONSULTATION IN BRIC COUNTRIES
6.2.2ADVANTAGES OF TELECONSULTATION
6.2.3SCENARIO IN BRIC COUNTRIES
6.3TELEPATHOLOGY
6.3.1ADVANTAGES OF TELEPATHOLOGY OVER GENERAL PATHOLOGY
6.3.2TELEPATHOLOGY SCENARIO IN BRIC COUNTRIES
6.3.3CHALLENGES OF TELEPATHOLOGY
6.4TELECARDIOLOGY
6.4.1SCENARIO IN BRIC COUNTRIES
6.4.2ADVANTAGES OF TELECARDIOLOGY OVER GENERAL CARDIOLOGY
6.4.3LIMITATIONS OF TELECARDIOLOGY
6.5TELESURGERY
6.5.1SCENARIO IN BRIC COUNTRIES
6.5.2ADVANTAGES OF TELESURGERY OVER NORMAL SURGERY
6.5.3LIMITATIONS OF TELESURGERY
6.6TELERADIOLOGY
6.6.1TELERADIOLOGY SCENARIO IN BRIC COUNTRIES
6.6.2ADVANTAGES OF TELERADIOLOGY OVER GENERAL RADIOLOGY
6.6.3LIMITATIONS OF TELERADIOLOGY
6.6.4OPPORTUNITIES WITH TELERADIOLOGY
6.7HOME TELEHEALTH
6.7.1HOME TELEHEALTH SCENARIO IN BRIC COUNTRIES
6.7.2STORE-AND-FORWARD HOME TELEHEALTH SERVICES IN BRIC COUNTRIES
6.7.2.1Advantages
6.7.2.2Limitations of store-and-forward home telehealth services
6.7.3INTERACTIVE OR REAL-TIME HOME TELEHEALTH
6.7.3.1Advantages and opportunities
6.7.3.2Limitations
6.8TELEDERMATOLOGY
6.8.1TELEDERMATOLOGY SCENARIO IN BRIC COUNTRIES
6.8.2STORE-AND-FORWARD TELEDERMATOLOGY
6.8.3ADVANTAGES OF STORE-AND-FORWARD TELEDERMATOLOGY
6.8.4REAL-TIME TELEDERMATOLOGY
6.8.5OPPORTUNITIES FOR TELEDERMATOLOGY
6.8.5.1Increased use of mobile technology
6.8.5.2Prominence of skin diseases
6.8.5.3Integration of clinical tools
6.9TELEOPTHALMOLOGY:
6.10EMERGENCY MEDICINE
6.11TELEONCOLOGY

7 TELEMEDICINE PROCESS/SERVICES
7.1INTRODUCTION
7.1.1REAL-TIME TELEMEDICINE/INTERACTIVE
7.1.2REMOTE MONITORING
7.1.3STORE-AND-FORWARD TELEMEDICINE
7.2REAL-TIME TELEMEDICINE
7.2.1KEY FACTORS
7.3STORE-AND-FORWARD TELEMEDICINE SERVICES
7.3.1KEY FACTORS

8 SCENARIO OF TELEMEDICINE IN BRIC COUNTRIES
8.1INTRODUCTION
8.2TELEMEDICINE SCENARIO IN BRAZIL
8.2.1DRIVERS & OPPORTUNITIES
8.2.1.1Government initiatives for telemedicine promotion
8.2.1.2Increasing demand for teleconsultation and teleradiology services
8.2.1.3Majority of advance healthcare services are in urban areas
8.2.2RESTRAINTS
8.2.2.1Reluctance among patients and doctors
8.2.2.2No reimbursement for telemedicine expenses
8.2.3REGULATORY FRAMEWORK/ LACK OF LEGAL AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
8.3TELEMEDICINE SCENARIO IN RUSSIA
8.3.1DRIVERS & OPPORTUNITIES
8.3.1.1Government & community initiatives
8.3.1.2Ageing population
8.3.1.3Electronic Russia
8.3.2RESTRAINTS
8.3.2.1Lack of infrastructure development
8.3.2.2Quality issues
8.3.2.3Financing issues
8.3.3REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
8.4TELEMEDICINE SCENARIO IN INDIA
8.4.1DRIVERS & OPPORTUNITIES
8.4.1.1Indian government’s telemedicine initiative
8.4.1.2Public-Private Partnership Model for infrastructure development
8.4.1.3Increase in chronic diseases
8.4.1.4Inadequacies in Indian healthcare system
8.4.2RESTRAINTS
8.4.2.1Unfamiliarity and lack of technical knowledge
8.4.2.2Lack of basic amenities and primary healthcare
8.4.2.3Finance availability
8.4.3GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS FOR TELEMEDICINE IN INDIA
8.4.3.1Licensing of telemedicine practitioners
8.4.3.2Determination of doctor patient relationship
8.4.3.3Penalties for unauthorized telemedicine practices
8.5TELEMEDICINE SCENARIO IN CHINA
8.5.1DRIVERS & OPPORTUNITIES
8.5.1.1Government efforts to modernize healthcare services.
8.5.1.2Requirement to make healthcare services accessible with reduced cost (need to discuss with analyst)
8.5.1.3Huge gap between rural and urban healthcare services
8.5.2RESTRAINTS
8.5.2.1No reimbursement on telemedicine expenses
8.5.2.2Inefficient funds for telemedicine development
8.5.2.3Lack of standards and regulations in telemedicine practices
8.5.3GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS FOR TELEMEDICINE IN CHINA

9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE FOR BRIC TELEMEDICINE
9.1BRAZIL
9.2RUSSIA
9.3INDIA
9.4CHINA

10 COMPANY PROFILES
10.17 MEDICAL SYSTEMS LLC
10.2AEROTEL MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD.
10.3AETHRA S.P.A.
10.4AGFA HEALTHCARE
10.5ALCATEL LUCENT
10.6AMD TELEMEDICINE
10.7APOLLO HOSPITAL
10.8AT&T
10.9BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG
10.10BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (BSNL)
10.11CHINA MEDICINE ON-LINE LTD
10.12CISCO SYSTEM
10.13ERICSSON/ERICSSON INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
10.14EPEOPLE
10.15GOLDEN TELECOM
10.16HEWLETT-PACKARD
10.17HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA FOUNDATION
10.18IBM HEALTH CARE AND LIFE SCIENCE
10.19INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY TAIWAN (III)
10.20LG CNS
10.21LIFEWATCH AG
10.22MANIPAL HOSPITAL
10.23MEDIA LAB ASIA
10.24MEDISOFT TELEMEDICINE PVT LTD
10.25MEDTRONIC INC
10.26NEUROSYNAPTIC COMMUNICATIONS
10.27NUPHYSICIA LLC
10.28POLYCOM INC
10.29PRO-LAUDO
10.30SOBHA RENAISSANCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PVT. LTD.
10.31SONY CORPORATION
10.32SUNPA SOBHA SOFTWARE CHINA LTD
10.33SWEDEN & MARTINA S.P.A
10.34TANA
10.35TANDBERG
10.36TELERADIOLOGY SOLUTIONS
10.37TELEVITAL
10.38TUNSTALL GROUP
10.39VERIZON WIRELESS INC
10.40VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC CORPORATION
10.41WIPRO
10.42WORLD HEALTH PARTNERS
 
LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 BRIC TELEMEDICINE MARKET BY SEGMENTS 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 2 BRIC TELEMEDICINE MARKET BY SERVICES
TABLE 3BRIC TECHNOLOGY MARKET 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 4BRIC HARDWARE MARKET 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 5BRIC EQUIPMENT MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 6BRIC TELEMEDICINE PLATFORM MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 7BRIC CLINICAL DEVICES MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 8BRIC COMMUNICATION HARDWARE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 9BRIC VIDEO CONFERENCING UNITS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 10BRIC CONNECTIVITY MARKET 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 11BRIC NETWORK AND CONNECTIVITY MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 12BRIC PSTN MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 13BRIC ISDN MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 14BRIC BROADBAND MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 15GLOBAL VSAT MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 16COMPARISON BETWEEN STATIC AND REAL TIME IMAGE TRANSFER TECHNOLOGIES IN TELEPATHOLOGY
TABLE 17BRIC TELEMEDICINE SERVICES MARKET 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 18BRIC TELEMEDICINE SERVICES MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 19 BRIC TELEMEDICINE MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES, 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 20 BRIC TELEMEDICINE MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION)
TABLE 21 AGREEMENTS AND COLLABORATIONS
TABLE 22 GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION & NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH
TABLE 23 AGREEMENTS AND COLLABORATIONS
TABLE 24 NEW PROJECT LAUNCH
TABLE 25 AGREEMENTS AND COLLABORATIONS
TABLE 26 TELEMEDICINE DEVELOPMENTS
TABLE 27 AGREEMENTS AND COLLABORATIONS
 
LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 GLOBAL AND BRIC TELEMEDICINE MARKET
FIGURE 2 MARKET SEGMENTATION
FIGURE 3 KEY DRIVERS AND OPPORTUNITIES
FIGURE 4 BRIC TELEMEDICINE HARDWARE MARKET
FIGURE 5 TELEMEDICINE APPLICATION ANALYSIS IN BRIC
FIGURE 6 TELEMEDICINE OPPORTUNITY ANALYSIS IN BRIC
FIGURE 7 TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGY IS CATEGORIZED AS
FIGURE 8 TELEMEDICINE APPLICATION USAGE IN BRAZIL
FIGURE 9 TELEMEDICINE APPLICATION USAGE IN RUSSIA
FIGURE 10 TELEMEDICINE APPLICATION USAGE IN INDIA
FIGURE 11 TELEMEDICINE APPLICATION USAGE IN CHINA
FIGURE 12 COMPARISON BETWEEN REAL-TIME TELECARDIOLOGY AND STORE-AND-FORWARD TELECARDIOLOGY
FIGURE 13COMPARISON BETWEEN REAL-TIME TELEMEDICINE AND STORE-AND-FORWARD TELEMEDICINE
FIGURE 14COUNTRY WISE TELEMEDICINE DEVELOPMENTS FROM 2007 TO JANUARY 2010