A Shock to the System: Covid-19’s Acceleration Impact on Health Care Systems’ Future

In his keynote address for the NEJM Catalyst event “Health Systems in 2030,” Michael Porter shares his optimism for the future of health care delivery systems. Covid-19 created a shock to the system, which worked: it demonstrated the power of the unifying goal, the importance of universal outcomes measurement, the need for organizing care teams around particular conditions, the understanding that location of care is secondary, and that value-based care works.

From the NEJM Catalyst event Health Systems in 2030, sponsored...