Mentions of industrial automation within the filings of companies in the healthcare sector fell 11% between the third and fourth quarters of 2021.

In total, the frequency of sentences related to industrial automation during 2021 was 20% lower than in 2016 when GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, first began to track the key issues referred to in company filings.

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When healthcare companies publish annual and quarterly reports, ESG reports and other filings, GlobalData analyses the text and identifies individual sentences that relate to disruptive forces facing companies in the coming years. Industrial automation is one of these topics - companies that excel and invest in these areas are thought to be better prepared for the future business landscape and better equipped to survive unforeseen challenges.

To assess whether industrial automation is featuring more in the summaries and strategies of healthcare companies, two measures were calculated. Firstly, we looked at the percentage of companies which have mentioned industrial automation at least once in filings during the past twelve months - this was 59% compared to 55% in 2016. Secondly, we calculated the percentage of total analysed sentences that referred to industrial automation.

Of the 20 biggest employers in the healthcare sector, Mediclinic was the company which referred to industrial automation the most during 2021. GlobalData identified 13 industrial automation-related sentences in the United Kingdom-based company's filings - 0.2% of all sentences. Cerner mentioned industrial automation the second most - the issue was referred to in 0.15% of sentences in the company's filings. Other top employers with high industrial automation mentions included Quest Diagnostics, Fresenius and Amedisys.

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This analysis provides an approximate indication of which companies are focusing on industrial automation and how important the issue is considered within the healthcare sector, but it also has limitations and should be interpreted carefully. For example, a company mentioning industrial automation more regularly is not necessarily proof that they are utilising new techniques or prioritising the issue, nor does it indicate whether the company's ventures into industrial automation have been successes or failures.

In the last quarter, healthcare companies based in Asia were most likely to mention industrial automation with 0.14% of sentences in company filings referring to the issue. In contrast, companies with their headquarters in the United States mentioned industrial automation in just 0.11% of sentences.