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<p>Health Information Technology (Health IT) has emerged as a critical domain bridging clinical practice, data management, and technological innovation. This study employs patent intelligence analysis to map the evolution and structure of Health IT innovation from 1993 to 2025. Analyzing 1,865 international patent applications from the WIPO PATENTSCOPE database, we reveal: (1) cyclical innovation patterns with peak activity in 2021 (197 patents) followed by early signs of consolidation, while noting that the 18–24 month patent publication lag means 2024–2025 data are necessarily incomplete; (2) geographic concentration in PCT filings with United States accounting for 83.0%, reflecting international patenting strategies rather than the full global distribution of innovation activity; (3) highly competitive market structure (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index = 147.89) with 927 unique applicants following assignee name harmonization; (4) strong technological convergence, with 41.2% of patents integrating three or more distinct CPC technology groups; (5) highly skewed citation distributions (mean = 23.56, median = 4, Gini = 0.78); and (6) dominant technology classifications centered on healthcare informatics (G16H: 79.1%). Co-occurrence network analysis identifies critical technology combinations, particularly healthcare record management with data security (Jaccard = 0.405) and healthcare record management with data exchange (Jaccard = 0.341). Ordinary least squares regression (with autocorrelation diagnostics) indicates an apparent decline in patent filings post-2021 (β = −33.4, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01), interpreted cautiously given data truncation. These findings extend technology lifecycle theory to policy-driven innovation domains and have implications for technology developers, healthcare organizations, and policymakers navigating Health IT’s transition from expansion toward consolidation.</p>

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Technological Convergence and Innovation Dynamics in Health Information Technology: A Patent Intelligence Analysis (1993–2025)

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    2026年6月24日

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  • Sezai Tunca,
  • Yavuz Selim Balcioglu,
  • Beytiye Ozge Cecen

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Health Information Technology (Health IT) has emerged as a critical domain bridging clinical practice, data management, and technological innovation. This study employs patent intelligence analysis to map the evolution and structure of Health IT innovation from 1993 to 2025. Analyzing 1,865 international patent applications from the WIPO PATENTSCOPE database, we reveal: (1) cyclical innovation patterns with peak activity in 2021 (197 patents) followed by early signs of consolidation, while noting that the 18–24 month patent publication lag means 2024–2025 data are necessarily incomplete; (2) geographic concentration in PCT filings with United States accounting for 83.0%, reflecting international patenting strategies rather than the full global distribution of innovation activity; (3) highly competitive market structure (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index = 147.89) with 927 unique applicants following assignee name harmonization; (4) strong technological convergence, with 41.2% of patents integrating three or more distinct CPC technology groups; (5) highly skewed citation distributions (mean = 23.56, median = 4, Gini = 0.78); and (6) dominant technology classifications centered on healthcare informatics (G16H: 79.1%). Co-occurrence network analysis identifies critical technology combinations, particularly healthcare record management with data security (Jaccard = 0.405) and healthcare record management with data exchange (Jaccard = 0.341). Ordinary least squares regression (with autocorrelation diagnostics) indicates an apparent decline in patent filings post-2021 (β = −33.4, p < 0.01), interpreted cautiously given data truncation. These findings extend technology lifecycle theory to policy-driven innovation domains and have implications for technology developers, healthcare organizations, and policymakers navigating Health IT’s transition from expansion toward consolidation.