The nation’s healthcare delivery system is changing fast because of retail disruptors like CVS and Optum, and hospitals need to be asking themselves how to stay relevant with patients and leverage new partnerships with emerging players, reports Becker’s.
By 2030, up to 30 percent of the $260 billion primary care market could be controlled by nontraditional organizations, according to a report from the American Hospital Association. The report analyzed the next steps for seven healthcare disruptors in 2023: Amazon, CVS, UnitedHealth Group (Optum), Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart, Apple and Google.
In the future, change will be driven by innovative value-based care and payment models that increasingly focus on specific populations, more adoption of multidisciplinary care teams, and an increase in alternative sites to receive care. Read more.
