Digital Acceleration in Healthcare: 12 Mega-Trends Shaping its Transformation
The traditional health care model is dead! And there is no going back. Some organizations at the current crossroad will use data, and digital technologies to serve patients in new, unique and innovative ways, others will grudgingly grapple with change to see an inevitable decline.
Technology can add an astonishing amount of value in terms of cost and quality — over US$ 500 bn, and cut down the expenditure growth by 30%; you can further add the value of innovation, and yes, the potential of health IT is boundless!
Digital technology is also our only hope of solving the Iron Triangle of — Access, Affordability, and Effectiveness. In the age of Google, Apple and Amazon, patients have begun to seek healthcare in accessible, engaging, and outcome driven formats.
Tech and healthcare could become bedfellows in unimaginable ways. We are looking at the birth of new ecosystems that bring together diverse stakeholders, and deliver care to the farthest. Telemedicine, diagnostic devices, IMoTs, wearable devices have shown a shimmer of possibilities. For the first time we are seeing a focus on patient experience, and in delivering care in the best possible way. However, the question remains — are we going to regress back, will regulations thwart innovation, will data security, privacy concerns and cyber attacks deter us?
We spoke to the world’s leading healthcare experts, physicians, researchers, and influencers from around the globe to understand the essence of change that is happening, and how companies can best strategize to deliver the most value. Change will not be easy as the challenges of legacy systems, practices, apprehensions and conservative regulations are formidable. We need collective will to resurrect healthcare!
Here are the Healthcare Mega-Trends:
- Institutional Investments Silently Shaping Healthcare’s Evolution
- Transformation of Healthcare Systems Picks Pace
- Emergence of New Tech-enabled Business Models
- Fundamental Shift Towards Outcome and Value Oriented Healthcare
- Meteoric Rise of Telemedicine and Telehealth
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