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Handhelds in Healthcare: The World Market for PDAs, Smartphones, Tablet PCs,
Handheld Monitors & Scanners
July 1, 2010
This Kalorama Information report - The Global Handheld Healthcare Device Market -
focuses on two primary segments of healthcare IT:
Patient Monitoring Devices, including:
o Blood pressure devices
o Pulse oximeters
o ECG/EKG monitors
o Ultrasound
o Diabetes insulin monitors
o Prothrombin time monitors
o TENS
o Fetal heart monitors
Administrative Devices, including:
o PDA/Smartphones
o Tablet PCs
o Inventory/Medication Management Scanners
Handheld patient monitoring devices include a wide range of products which provide the
benefits of diagnosing, consulting, monitoring and treating patients. Handheld
administrative devices include products to streamline healthcare workflow and improve
efficiency—patient care. Namely these products include PDAs, tablet PCs and
inventory/medication scanners.
As part of its detailed coverage of the market for handhelds in healthcare, the report
includes:
Market size and Forecast of Handheld Device Segments
Geographic breakdown of Market Size for Patient Monitoring and
Administrative Devices
Trends Driving Handheld Usage
Possible Growth Inhibitors
Overview of Technologies

2. Key Products
Detailed Profiles of Companies in the Market
Physician and Hospital Statistics
Discussion of Implementation of Handhelds and Cost Effectiveness of
Their Use
The information for this report was gathered using both primary and secondary research
including comprehensive research of secondary sources such as company literature,
databases, investment reports, and medical, information technology and business
journals. Telephone interviews and email correspondence were the primary method of
gathering primary information. For the purpose of this study Kalorama Information
conducted interviews with more than 50 key industry officials, consultants, health care
providers, and government personnel.
These sources were the primary basis in gathering information specifically relating to
revenue and market share data presented in this report. Specific interviews with IT
company representatives included marketing directors, division managers, and product
representatives.
As part of this report's coverage, the following companies are profiled:
Research in Motion
GE Healthcare
Global Media
Medtronic
Omron
Siemens Healthcare
Socket Mobile, Inc.
Welch Allyn
All market data pertains to the world market at the manufacturers’ level. The base year
for data was 2009. Historical data was provided for the years 2007 and 2008, with
forecast data provided for 2010 through 2014. Compound annual growth rates (CAGRs)
are provided for the 2007-2010, 2007-2014 and 2010-2014 periods for each market
segment covered. The forecasted market analysis for 2010-2014 was highly influenced
by the uptake of new technologies in the health industry, government incentives and
requirements, product marketing, and demographic trends.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Healthcare Industry
Scope and Methodology
Size and Growth of the Market
Issues Facing the IT Healthcare Market

3. Leading Competitors
CHAPTER TWO: INTRODUCTION
Healthcare Industry
o The US Market
o European Union and Asia-Pacific Markets
o Healthcare Establishments
o Hospitals
 U.S. Hospital Chains
 Consolidation in the Industry
 Handheld Device Technology Adoption in Hospitals
o Physicians
 Number of Physicians
 Handheld Device Technology Adoption by Physicians
o Nursing Homes
o Pharmacies
o Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
o The Value Chain of the Healthcare Industry
Demographic Trends
US Demographics
o Population Over Age 65
World Demographics
CHAPTER THREEE: INDUSTRY TRENDS
Overview
Industry Challenges Forcing IT Implementation
o Decreasing Healthcare Resources
o Emphasis on Reducing Hospital Days
o Nursing Shortage
o Capacity Constraints
Health Information Technology and American Investment and
Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA)
Bar Code Label Requirements and Technology Demands
CHAPTER FOUR: PRODUCTS AND COMPETITORS
Overview
Patient Monitoring Devices
o Telemedicine
 Patient Monitoring Applications
 Blood Pressure Monitors
 Growth Factors and Benefits of Hand Held Blood Pressure
Monitors
 Industry Challenges for Implementation

4.  Pulse Oximeters
 ECG/EKG
 Ultrasound
 Fetal Heart Monitors
 Diabetes Monitors
 Prothrombin Time Monitors
 TENS/EMS Devices
 New Developments and Trends
 MedStar Chemotherapy Monitoring
o Administrative Devices
 PDAs and Smartphones
 Defining Smartphones and PDAs
 Uses of Healthcare PDAs
 Benefits of Healthcare PDAs
 Challenges in the Implementation of PDAs in Healthcare
Settings
 New Developments and Trends
 Tablet PCs
 EMR Software
 E-prescription Software
 Inventory Scanners and Medication Management Devices
 Benefits of Handheld Inventory/Medication Devices
 Challenges in the Implementation of Handheld
Inventory/Medication Devices
CHAPTER FIVE: MARKET OVERVIEW
Total Market Size and Growth
o Market by Product Type
o Patient Monitoring Device Market
o Administrative Device Market
o Market by Geographical Region
Market Drivers and Inhibitors
o Growth Drivers
o Growth Inhibitors
Emerging Trends
CHAPTER SIX: IMPLEMENTATION OF HANDHELD DEVICES: TECHNOLOGY
BEHIND HANDHELD DEVICES
Overview
Overview of Wireless Technologies
o Wireless Personal Area Network - Bluetooth
o Wireless Personal Area Network - RFID
o Wireless Personal Area Network - Zigbee
o Wireless Personal Area Network - UWB

5. o Applications of UWB in Healthcare
o Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
o Applications of WLAN in Healthcare
o Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WMAN)
o Applications of WMAN in Healthcare
o Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
o WLAN vs. WWAN
o Benefits of Mobile Phone Technologies
o Applications of WWAN in Healthcare
Examples of Implemented Technologies
o Therapy Partners—Ontario, Canada
o Mount Sinai Hospital and the University Health Network (UHN)—New
York, New York
o St. Clair Hospital—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
o Good Samaritan Hospital—Vincennes, Indiana
o Bethesda Children’s Hospital—Meadville, Pennsylvania
o George Washington University Hospital—Washington D.C.
o OSU Medical Centre—Ohio
o St. Vincent’s Hospital—Birmingham, Alabama
CHAPTER SEVEN: COMPETITOR PROFILES
Overview
Research in Motion Ltd.
o Company Overview
o Performance Review
o Key Acquisitions, Alliances, and Partnerships
o Products and Services
o Growth Strategy
o New Development
o Locations
GE Healthcare
o Company Overview
o Performance Review
o Key Acquisitions, Alliances, and Partnerships
o Products and Services
o Growth Strategy
o New Development
o Locations
Global Media Group, LLC
o Company Overview
o Products and Services
o Growth Strategy
Medtronic, Inc.
o Company Overview
o Performance Review

6. o Key Acquisitions, Alliances, and Partnerships
o Products and Service
o Growth Strategy
o New Developments
o Locations
Omron Corporation
o Company Overview
o Performance Review
o Products and Service
o Growth Strategy
o New Developments
o Locations
Siemens Healthcare
o Company Overview
o Performance Review
o Key Acquisitions, Alliances, and Partnerships
o Products and Service
o Growth Strategy
o New Developments
o Locations
Socket Mobile, Inc.
o Company Overview
o Performance Review
o Key Acquisitions, Alliances, and Partnerships
o Products and Service
o Growth Strategy
o New Developments
o Locations
Welch Allyn, Inc.
o Company Overview
o Key Acquisitions, Alliances, and Partnerships
o Products and Service
o Locations
LIST OF COMPANIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
LIST OF EXHIBITS
CHAPTER ONE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Table 1-1: The Global Market for Handheld Healthcare Devices 2007-2014
Figure 1-1: The Global Market for Handheld Healthcare Devices 2007-2014
CHAPTER TWO: INTRODUCTION
Figure 2-1: By Sector Contribution to the U.S. GDP
Figure 2-2: The US Healthcare Spending (2005-2017)

7. Table 2-1: U.S. Registered Hospitals by Type, 2008
Figure 2-3: Number of Hospitals in the US, 1975-2005, Estimated 2015
Table 2-2: Leading For-Profit U.S. Hospital Chains, 2008-2009
Figure 2-4: Number of Hospital Mergers in the US, 1998-2007
Table 2-3: Segmentation of Physicians in the US*
Figure 2-5: Number of Nursing Homes, 2000-2006
Figure 2-6: Number of Pharmacies and Drug Stores, 2000-2006
Figure 2-7: Number of Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories, 2000-2006
Figure 2-8: Value Chain of the Healthcare Industry
Table 2-4: The U.S. Population, 1980-2020
Figure 2-9: The US Population, 1980-2020
Table 2-5: Percent U.S. Population Over Age 65 by Year
Figure 2-10: Estimated Population by Age Group, 2000 and 2050
Table 2-6: The World Population, 1980-2020
Figure 2-11: The World Population, 1980-2020
CHAPTER THREE: INDUSTRY TRENDS
Figure 3-1: Estimated Implementation of IT related Technologies and
Applications in Developed Regions, (includes both completed and in-progress
systems)
Figure 3-2: IT Priorities of Healthcare Organizations in the US, 2005-2008
Figure 3-3: Percent of U.S. Hospitals Reporting ED Capacity Issues by Type of
Hospital, Current Survey March 2010
Figure 3-4: Percent of U.S. Hospitals Reporting ED Diversion in Last Months by
Type of Hospital, Current Survey March 2010
Figure 3-5: Percent of U.S. Hospitals Citing Factor as Number One Reasons for
ED Diversion, Current Survey March 2010
Table 3-1: National Health Expenditure Amounts, by Type of Expenditures
Calendar Years 2001-2015 1
CHAPTER FOUR: PRODUCTS AND COMPETITORS
Table 4-1: Select Handheld Patient Monitoring Systems Current as of June 2010
Table 4-2: Select Handheld Administrative Devices Current as of June 2010
Table 4-3: Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, 2001-2006
CHAPTER FIVE: MARKET OVERVIEW
Table 5-1: The Global Market for Handheld Healthcare Devices by Segment
2007-2014
Figure 5-1: The Global Market for Handheld Healthcare Devices by Segment
2007-2014
Figure 5-2: The Global Market for Handheld Healthcare Devices by Segment
2009
Table 5-2: The Market for Handheld Patient Monitoring Devices Estimated
Products Sales by Product Type, 2009

8. Figure 5-3: The Market for Handheld Patient Monitoring Devices Estimated
Products Sales by Product Type, 2009
Table 5-3: The Market for Handheld Healthcare Administrative Devices
Estimated Products Sales by Product Type, 2009
Figure 5-4: The Market for Handheld Healthcare Administrative Devices
Estimated Products Sales by Product Type, 2009
Table 5-4: The Market for Handheld Healthcare Devices Estimated Products
Sales by Geographic Region, 2009
Figure 5-5: The Market for Handheld Healthcare Devices Market Share by
Geographic Region, 2009
Figure 5-6: US Healthcare Spending, 2000-2015
Figure 5-7: Age-wise Population Distribution, 1980-202
Figure 5-8: Demand-Supply Gap for Nurses in the US, 2000-2020
Figure 5-9: Demand-Supply Gap for Specialist Physicians in the US, 2000-2020
Figure 5-10: Distribution of Fatal Prescribing Errors
Figure 5-11: Barriers to Implementing IT, 2005-2008
CHAPTER SIX: IMPLEMENTATION OF HANDHELD DEVICES: TECHNOLOGY
BEHIND HANDHELD DEVICES
Figure 6-1: Wireless Networking Technologies
Figure 6-2: Range of Wireless Networking Technologies
Figure 6-3: RFID Infrastructure and Working
Figure 6-4: Working Process of VoIP
Figure 6-5: Wireless Metropolitan Area Network Infrastructure
Figure 6-6: Working Process of Wireless Wide Area Networks
Figure 6-7: Data Throughput Ranges for Mobile Phone Technologies, 1990-2010
Table 6-1: Comparison between WLAN and WWAN
CHAPTER SEVEN: COMPETITOR PROFILES
Table 7-1: Corporate Details of Research In Motion Limited
Table 7-2: Financial Details of Research In Motion Limited 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-1: Research In Motion Revenues 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-2: Research In Motion Research and Development Expenditures 2007-
2009 ($millions)
Table 7-3: Corporate Details of General Electric Company
Table 7-4: Financial Details of GE Corporation 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-3: GE Healthcare Revenues 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-4: GE-funded Research and Development Expenditures 2007-2009
($millions)
Table 7-5: Corporate Details of Global Media
Table 7-6: Corporate Details of Medtronic Inc.
Table 7-7: Financial Details of Medtronic 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-5: Medtronic’s Revenues 2007-2009 ($millions)

9. Figure 7-6: Medtronic’s Research and Development Expenditures 2008-2009
($millions)
Table 7-8: Corporate Details of Omron Corporation
Table 7-9: Financial Details of Omron Corporation 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-7: Omron Corporation Revenues 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-8: Omron Corporation Research and Development Expenditures 2008-
2009 ($millions)
Table 7-10: Corporate Details of Siemens Healthcare
Table 7-11: Financial Details of Siemens Healthcare 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-9: Siemens Healthcare Revenues 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-10: Siemens AG Research and Development Expenditures 2008-2009
($millions)
Table 7-12: Corporate Details of Socket Mobile
Table 7-13: Financial Details of Socket Mobile 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-11: Socket Mobile Revenues 2007-2009 ($millions)
Figure 7-12: Socket Mobile’s Research and Development Expenditures 2008-
2009 ($millions)
Table 7-14: Corporate Details of Welch Allyn
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