Cloud Computing Market In Healthcare Industry - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends and Forecast upto 2018 The global cloud computing market in the healthcare industry is exhibiting a high CAGR of 21.30% within a forecast period of 2012 to 2018. The market was valued at US$1.82 bn in 2011. Assuming that growth occurs consistently, this market will reach US$6.79 bn by 2018, as stated in a research report released by Transparency Market Research. The report is titled, “Cloud Computing Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends And Forecast 2012 - 2018”. The rapid pace of expansion in this market can be attributed to the rising need for healthcare organizations (HCOs) to provide more flexible and faster healthcare services to patients, to manage as well as fully optimize their IT systems, to comply with evolving regulatory norms, and ensure the security of confidential patient information. The emergence of cloud computing in the healthcare industry is designed to increase cost efficiency and productivity among HCOs and the growing digitalization within the sector has considerably supported the market. “The high level of customization required by various healthcare organizations has resulted in the emergence of a large number of market players with unique expertise,” a TMR analyst points out. This level of customized services prevents any form of standardization across the market.