With the Indian IT service providers enhancing their expertise in the healthcare field, outsourcing of IT services by US healthcare companies is slowly gaining momentum.

There are 15 to 20 large and midsize vendors in India that provide IT services to the healthcare market in North America and Europe. About 8,000 professionals are involved in the healthcare informatics segment, primarily serving the needs of these markets.

The growing importance of medical device regulations in the healthcare industry in Asia is reflected in the recent regulatory moves initiated by the governments of a few countries in the region.

The healthcare regulations arena in Asia has witnessed a slew of action over the last few months. Governments and regulatory bodies of countries across the region have been busy putting in place new regulatory systems or reforming the existing ones.