During HIMSS22, Philips gave its top predictions for the future of healthcare systems over the next three years based on labor market trends and the expansion of hospital-at-home services, Healthcare Finance reports.
Roy Jakobs, chief business leader of Connected Care at Philips, offered the following predictions:
- Over the next three years, 40% of providers will shift 20% of hospital beds to the home.
- By 2025, a common marketplace will connect all consumers, payers and providers.
- By 2025, 10 major national employers will go to direct contracting.
- Three-quarters of health systems will suffer from cybersecurity risks.
The big theme is serving patients at home, Jakobs said.
“We can’t just serve patients in hospitals,” he said. “Virtual visits, remote monitoring are going into the home.”
Next to that, the number one issue continues to be staffing shortages and the high level of burnout among clinicians and other workers. Read more.
