Latin American PACS Market—Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico

• Publication date: November 2012
• Report size: 146 pages

This research service analyzes the Argentinean, Brazilian, and Mexican picture archiving communication system (PACS) market regarding its revenue, installed base, market share, and competitive scenario. Although the region is still far behind North America and Europe in terms of penetration of the solutions—where the installed base reaches more than 80.0 percent—the high growth of the industry is likely to change this scenario in the medium t...

This research service analyzes the Argentinean, Brazilian, and Mexican picture archiving communication system (PACS) market regarding its revenue, installed base, market share, and competitive scenario. Although the region is still far behind North America and Europe in terms of penetration of the solutions—where the installed base reaches more than 80.0 percent—the high growth of the industry is likely to change this scenario in the medium term and the long term. The most representative and mature market for this solution is Brazil, which represents approximately 70.0 percent of the total market.

Executive Summary

The purpose of this study is to analyze the Argentinean, Brazilian, and Mexican picture archiving communication system (PACS) market with regard to revenue, installed base, market share, and competitive scenario.
•In 2011, the PACS installed base in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico reached percent.
•Although the region is still far behind North America and Europe in terms of penetration of the solutions where the installed base reaches more than percent, the high growth of the industry is likely to change this scenario in the medium and long term.
•The appealing return on investment (ROI) model allows for immediate cost reductions associated with replacing analog film printing and distribution with digital image viewing and communication.
•Hospitals and diagnostic centers are integrating and creating larger groups; IT solutions, including PACSs, are becoming a necessity for this integration and for better workflow for the institutions.
•There are increasing investments being made in local PACS companies, such Intel Capital’s investment in the Brazilian PACS company Pixeon.
•There are more sophisticated products and softwares with technologies that have never been used in the healthcare area before, such as Microsoft’s Kinect and Cloud computing.


•The most representative and mature market for this solution is Brazil, representing percent of the 2011 total market revenue, with an installed base of PACSs. Mexico represents the percent of the 2011 total market revenue, with installed PACSs. Argentina represents percent of the 2011 total market revenue, with installed PACSs.
•In 2011, the total Latin American market presented a revenue of $ million and will reach $ million by 2017, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2011 to 2017 of percent.
•Mergers and acquisitions are expected to shape the evolution of the Brazilian market.

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Table of Contents

Contents
Section
Slide
Executive Summary
Market Overview
Total PACS Market
•External Challenges: Drivers and Restraints
•Forecast and Trends
•Demand Analysis
•Market Share and Competitive Analysis
Argentina Breakdown
Brazil Breakdown
Mexico Breakdown
The Last Word (Conclusions and Implications)