Medical Economics September 14, 2022
Population health strategies that offer a holistic approach can be effective in addressing inefficiencies.
Our health care system is at a turning point. A surplus of challenges—both related to processes, as well as looming financial implications—congest present-day operations and threaten stability.
- An excess of 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day and are fueling the aging population explosion
- The growing physician shortage continues, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) reports the U.S. could see a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 doctors by 2034
- By 2027, health care expenditures are expected to reach nearly $6 trillion
- Furthermore, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports hospital subsector’s workforce dropping by nearly 90,000 people since March 2020
These all-too-real facts emphasize...