Managed Healthcare Executive December 6, 2019
With 2020 just around the corner, and value-based care steadily encroaching upon fee for service, the omnipresence of digital health technology can’t be ignored as the industry remains laser focused on enhancing healthcare delivery even as it reduces costs. Health technology’s increasingly wide adoption brings with it vast opportunities for providers looking to harness it and for patients who find themselves no longer observing as much as participating in their own care as partners.
The broad umbrella of health technology covers categories including mobile health, robotics, wearables, remote monitoring, 3D printing, electronic health records, big data, virtual and augmented reality, telemedicine, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Just as Philips’ Future Health Index 2019 proclaimed, evolution and developments...