Fierce Healthcare June 10, 2019
Hospitals are at risk from non-hospital competitors when it comes to customer service.
In an industry filled with competitors the likes of Optum, CVS Health and Amazon, leaders of health organizations are increasingly concerned about non-hospital competition from the tech-centric consumer companies.
In a recent report from Kaufman Hall, 88% of U.S. hospital and health system executives believe that their organizations are vulnerable to non-hospital competitors. The fourth annual Kaufman Hall report about the state of consumerism in healthcare ranked participating organizations based on an overall measure of how well they are meeting the demands across consumer access, experience, pricing and infrastructure.
Many of the top worries of health system executives stem directly from their tech capabilities, the report said.
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