Medical Equipment and Services at Newly Opened Clinics

Newly Opened Clinics

The report, “Medical Equipment and Services at Newly Opened Clinics 2026,” focuses exclusively on newly opened clinics (general medical practices) and uses a mailed questionnaire to gather information on the adoption status of key medical ICT systems and equipment.
This is the fourth edition of the report, which surveyed clinics that opened in 2025, excluding ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, and cosmetic-specialized clinics, as well as clinics with inpatient facilities.
For the purposes of this survey, “newly opened” refers to facilities that are entirely new, excluding those opened through succession (e.g. generational change).

I   Questionnaire to Newly Opened Clinics

1. Survey Designs
   1) Survey Outline
   2) Attributes of Respondent Clinics
   3) Questionnaire Strips
2. Survey Results
   1) Media referenced for opening the clinic.
   2) The current plan for the proportion of private medical care based on amount
   3) Type of electronic medical record (EMR) chosen: On-premises or cloud-based
   4) EMR manufacturer
   5) Media referenced to choose EMR.
   6) Type of PACS/workstation chosen:  On-premises or cloud-based
   7) PACS/workstation manufacturer
   8) Implementation status or intention to implement the following systems:
     - Medical appointment system
     - Web-based pre-consultation system
     - Online consultation system
     - Treatment plan creation system/function
     - Reception system
     - Billing system
     - Voice (SOAP draft) AI
     - AI support for medical document creation (referral letters, etc.)
     - Digital patient ID card (patient ID card app)
     - Waiting Room Digital Signage
     - Automated telephone response (IVR)
   9) Implementation status and manufacturer of the medical appointment system
   10) Media referenced for choosing the medical appointment system
   11) Implementation status and manufacturer of the Web-based pre-consultation system
   12) Implementation status and manufacturer of the online consultation system
   13) Implementation status and manufacturer of the treatment plan creation system/function]
   14) Implementation status and manufacturer of the reception system
   15) Implementation status and manufacturer of the billing system
   16) Implementation status and manufacturer of the online qualification verification card reader with facial recognition
   17) Implementation status and manufacturer of the X-ray imaging device
   18) Implementation status and manufacturer of the computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR)
   19) Implementation status and manufacturer of the diagnostic ultrasound imaging equipment
   20) Implementation status and manufacturer of the electrocardiograph
   21) Implementation status and manufacturer of the electronic endoscope
   22) Pharmaceutical wholesalers who are currently doing business with
   23) Clinical testing centers that are currently doing business with
   24) Companies involved in the support for opening the clinic
   25) Implementation status and future adoption intentions for Software as a Medical Device (SaMD)
   26) Good/Bad equipment, systems, and services to introduce and use when opening the clinic.
   27) Equipment, systems, and services that were not implemented due to cost.

II   Profiles of Clinics