insights
Healthcare organizations continually face emerging trends and new challenges threatening current business models and competitive positioning.
Filtering out the noise and focusing on what is most important and impactful is complicated, and if not done thoughtfully, can inform misguided business decisions. Our insights simplify the complex and drive focus on the most relevant strategic and operational factors.
Healthcare Industry Trend
AI & Machine Learning
The market for Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically Machine Learning (ML) tools is forecasted to top $20M in 2023. There will...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Specialty Care Transformation
In addition to episode-based payment models, CMMI has made gains through specialty models that focus on conditions—specifically for oncology and...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Primary Care Transformation
Payers can advocate for primary care transformation by instituting strong metrics and emphasizing patient-centered care. Providers can invest in advanced...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Membership Models
In the past, individual consumers have been steps-removed from the direct purchase of healthcare. A popular model in 2023 will...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Total Cost of Care
Value-based business models have evolved over time from basic pay-for-performance arrangements to partial and full-risk. 2023 will be the year...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Retail Healthcare
The emergence of the new “Big Four” in healthcare (i.e., Walmart, Amazon, Walgreens, and CVS), plus pilots by others (i.e.,...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Vertical Integration
Vertical integration continues to blur the lines between payers and providers. Payers will use acquisitions to expand their services and...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Omnichannel Healthcare
An increase in alternative site-based and virtual care has had a positive effect on patient outcomes and is more cost-efficient...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment continues to grow rapidly. Despite MA plans being under scrutiny in 2022 due to overcharging and...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Condition-Specific Solutions
As providers embrace data-driven results and are measured on their performance, patients will receive more appropriate interventions. Condition-specific reimbursements, including...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Pharmacy & Drug Spending
New entrants (i.e., Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs), plus innovative models from disruptors (i.e., Amazon RxPass) will push continued reform...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Price Transparency
Due to increased regulations for hospitals and Rx, there is an unprecedented level of availability of data around healthcare prices....
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