3. Innovations in electronic medicine

3.1 Medical innovation in a passionate setting

The rapid advances in electronics, computing and communication networks over the last twenty years have led healthcare system developers and designers to hope that the revolution in the medical world could constitute a considerable and easily conquered market. Reducing healthcare expenditure and offering good healthcare services to all through the judicious use of ICTs seems a logical and natural approach in the eyes of most decision-makers. All that remains is to achieve the difficult financial balance!

In reality, there are a host of themes to be addressed, all of which are likely to constitute stable industrial niches. The industry initially focused on the most profitable niches. There is still a lot of fine-tuning...