Healthcare is moving into a more collaborative, personalized and value-based model that takes patient preference into heart, according to a March 24 McKinsey report. Using research as well as expert testimony, the consultancy rounded up 10 trends that are shaping the future of healthcare.
Here are 10 directions in which healthcare is moving toward.
- Personalized, transparent, patient-centered care.
- Virtual care, like telehealth, and virtual acute care.
- Increase in ambulatory care for lower-acuity patients.
- In home care services such as hospital-at-home programs.
- Shift into more value-based care models and risk-bearing models.
- Data and technology driving strategy.
- Price transparency and data interoperability.
- Medical technology enabling innovation through service improvement.
- Private investors stepping in more often.
- Better cooperation between healthcare organizations to integrate and streamline services.