RevCycle Intelligence December 28, 2020
Providers will need to execute a more predictive healthcare forecasting strategy to survive the uncertainty of 2021, industry experts say.
Healthcare forecasting that can adapt quickly to changes could be as critical to a provider organization’s survival in 2021 as wearing a mask to stop the spread of COVID-19, experts at PwC’s Health Research Institute are saying.
Nearly three-quarters of healthcare executives (74 percent) recently surveyed by the Health Research Institute said their organizations would invest in more predictive modeling in 2020, they explain in the new report Top Health Industry Issues of 2021.
“No longer can healthcare organizations review the past 30 days of claims or historical behavioral trends to determine next steps. They need real-time insights to create...