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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
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....
Healthcare Industry Trend
Consumerism
Digitally savvy consumers have higher expectations of their healthcare experience and and will demand higher quality, convenient, personalized care. Consumerism...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Convenience
As new solutions emerge, purchasers and individual healthcare consumers are given new choices in how they access and experience care....
Healthcare Industry Trend
Affordability
The emergence of shared risk contracts between employers and providers to achieve short and long-term cost reduction combined with data...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Employer Coalitions
As employers fight for industry transformation, coalitions are taking a more progressive role in shaping the future. National groups like...
Healthcare Industry Trend
Direct Contracting
According to the Business Group on Health, the overall trajectory of employer negotiations is driving toward more direct contracting with...
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ro3’s annual March Healthcare Classic compares the year’s most impactful healthcare trends as they face off in a competitive bracket to reveal what industry trends reign supreme.
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