Forbes December 7, 2021
The resiliency of the US health system was put to the test in 2021. The trials and tribulations of fighting Covid-19 proved that recovery from the pandemic is a journey — not a destination. Amid the vaccine rollout, a series of Covid-19 waves continues to crash against a healthcare system already flooded by economic uncertainty, clinician burnout, and hospital closures. In 2022, a surge of workforce shortages will sweep across the healthcare industry. Anti-vaccine activism and misinformation will intensify over the next few months, resulting in widespread vaccine resistance. A seismic shift of remote care modalities like virtual care for behavioral health and hospital-at-home will help the healthcare industry weather some of the storm.
In 2022, we predict that:
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