For a long time, we’ve evangelized value-based care (VBC) as the solution to these problems. First trialed in the 1990s and formally introduced in the early 2000s, we need to be intellectually honest about where we’ve landed with the model: nearly thirty years since its conceptual ince...
Healthcare entities must be ahead of the curve and be ready for these trends as the year turns. Read on for a close look at future trends in healthcare. Overview of Healthcare Trends in 2023 Before we talk about what to expect in 2024, let’s discuss thehealthcare trends 2023that chang...
2024 healthcare services outlook: Challenges and opportunities December 19, 2023 | Article Neil Rao The healthcare services sector has seen rapid growth over recent years. Despite the challenges organizations may face in 2024, opportunities for the sector still abound....
Consumers who enroll in a health plan by midnight on December 15, 2023, can get full-year coverage beginning January 1, 2024. The Open Enrollment period ends January 15, 2024, for states using the HealthCare.gov platform. For state-based Marketplace enrollment deadlines, see: When is Open ...
Wise Health Care Consumer Month is a special time dedicated to encouraging people to make informed health care decisions. It highlights the need for everyone to take charge of their health and understand their medical choices. This month is essential because it aims to educate individuals about ...
Healthcare is also costly. It currently accounts for 10 percent of global GDP. And in the US, it’s projected to reach 23 percent of GDP by 2023. Always-on healthcare Eliminating these issues through digital transformation is an industry-wide goal. IoT, for example, can connect peopl...
When it comes to healthcare, hospitals, and health insurance for 2023, the old buyers’ adage should apply, except in this case it would read, “Patients Beware.” Health insurance costs continue to rise with $5,000-plus deductibles per person and $2,000 premiums each month for many fami...
According to an official work plan on deepening the reform of medical and healthcare systems for the second half of 2023, the country has vowed to make the centralized procurement of medicines and medical consumables a regular, institutional practice. The number of medicines included in national an...
Digital health technologies will play an ever-increasing role in the future of healthcare. It is crucial that the people who will help make that transformation possible have the evidence-based and hands-on training necessary to address the many challenges ahead. To better prepare the future health...
while only 1.9 million will step in to replace them, leaving a national industry shortage of more than 4 million workers. Here’s a deeper breakdown of the root causes of the healthcare worker shortage, including which professions face the largest shortfalls in the US and what steps the indu...