HealthLeaders Media April 22, 2019
A new Definitive Healthcare survey polled healthcare leaders on the most important trends of the year.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Industry consolidation was listed as the most important trend of the year, leading the way with 25.2% of the votes, followed by consumerism at 14.4%.
Definitive tracked 803 mergers and acquisitions along with 858 affiliation and partnership announcements last year, a trend that is not expected to slow in 2019.
Thirty-five percent of healthcare M&A activity occurred in the long-term care field, according to CEO Jason Krantz.
Widespread industry consolidation as well as the growing influence of consumerism registered as the most important trends healthcare leaders are paying attention to in 2019, according to a Definitive Healthcare...