The medical terminology software market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• In recent times, there has been swift growth in the medical terminology software market size. The market's worth, which was $1.3 billion in 2024, is projected to escalate to $1.5 billion in 2025, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.8%.
Several factors are contributing to this historic growth, including the disparity and fragmentation within healthcare organizations' terminology content, the concerted efforts geared towards the reduction of medical errors, the surge in the adoption of electronic health records (EHR), and the increased focus on maintaining data integrity. All these factors are significant propellers of the market's growth.
The medical terminology software market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size for medical terminology software is anticipated to experience swift expansion in the upcoming years, reaching a value of $2.73 billion in 2029 at a CAGR of 16.1%.
The anticipated growth during the projection period can be credited to the escalating need for data integrity maintenance, governmental campaigns for HCIT adoption, and a growing focus on customized and precision medicine. Other factors include improved control and tracking of new product launches. However, some of the anticipated trends during this period encompass hesitance towards the usage of medical terminology solutions in place of traditional practices, advancements in sectors such as natural language processing (NLP), the integration with electronic health records (EHR), and genomic data incorporation. This trend is especially evident in developing nations.
The increased emphasis on reducing medical mistakes is projected to fuel the medical terminology software market's expansion in the future. Health care error reduction refers to the measures and tactics implemented to decrease and avoid inaccuracies in healthcare delivery, which could endanger patient safety. Medical terminology software is critical in enhancing the precision and effectiveness of healthcare documentation and communication, eventually lowering the possibility of medical errors. For example, the Institute of Global Health Innovation, a research institute based in the UK, highlighted in November 2022 that an estimated 237 million errors occur annually in England. Hence, the heightening attention on reducing medical mistakes is spearheading the growth of the medical terminology software market.
The medical terminology software market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Product And Service: Services, Platforms
2) By Application: Data Aggregation, Reimbursement, Public Health Surveillance, Data Integration, Decision Support, Clinical Trials, Quality Reporting, Clinical Guidelines
3) By End User: Healthcare Providers, Healthcare Payers, Healthcare Information Technology (IT) Vendors, Other End Users
Subsegments,
1) By Services: Consulting Services, Implementation Services, Training And Support Services
2) By Platforms: Cloud-Based Platforms, On-Premises Platforms
Leading firms in the medical terminology software market are pioneering new technologies such as natural language processing solutions, which enable better comprehension and response to human language. Natural Language Processing or NLP, is an area of computer science and AI that equips computers with the capability to understand and react to human language either in text or through voice data. For example, Kensho Technologies Inc., a US-based AI firm, introduced a novel NLP solution in March 2023, named Kensho Classify. Conceived to conceptualize, understand, and classify documents, this solution facilitates text analysis, intelligent search, content suggestion, and streamlined research and examination. It's especially tailored for intricate business and finance scenarios, permitting users to promptly and efficiently identify concepts and subjects within documents, sans the need for expertise in machine learning or technical skills.
Major companies operating in the medical terminology software market are:
• 3M Health Information Systems
• Wolters Kluwer N.V
• Cerner Corporation
• M*Modal
• Nuance Communications Inc.
• CareCom A/S
• Orion Health
• First Databank
• SemanticBits
• Phastar Corporation
• Intelligent Medical Objects Inc.
• Rhapsody
• Clinical Architecture LLC
• Infermedica
• Apelon Inc.
• HiveWorx Private Ltd.
• SNOMED International
• B2i Healthcare Kft
• BITAC Inc
• BT Clinical Computing
• West Coast Informatics Inc.
• Health Navigator
• Medical DatabaseInc.
• Prismatik
• RealTime Medical
• Snomed International
• Terminologik
• TermSolution Gmbh
North America was the largest region in the medical terminology software market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the medical terminology software market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.