Forbes December 11, 2018
As the year draws to a close, I’ve been thinking about what’s in store for healthcare in 2019. I offer ten predictions below: sincere ones, hopeful ones and a few final thoughts submitted with my tongue planted firmly in my cheek.
Real Predictions
1. Humanism and humanity will make a real comeback.
When you walk the halls of most hospitals and clinics these days, two subjects you hear a lot about are patient dissatisfaction and physician burnout. The two are closely linked. In the past, digital health has been seen as the fix for these challenges. But I think in the year ahead we’ll finally start to have honest conversations about addressing both problems by advancing business models that increase...