Expanding care beyond hospital walls gains momentum— Future Health Index 2022 @ Philips [excerpt 1.2]

3 de agosto de 2022

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Philips
June, 2022
The Future Health Index is commissioned by Philips

Edited by

Joaquim Cardoso MSc.
Health Transformation . Institute
Research Institute for Continuous Health Transformation
June 13, 2022

Expanding care beyond hospital walls gains momentum

The pandemic spurred a huge surge in investment in telehealth

Digital health records and AI are the leading digital technology investments today

2.Expanding care beyond hospital walls gains momentum

Extending care is another top priority for leaders

The value of delivering care beyond hospital walls was in evidence during the pandemic[5], with digital tools such as contact tracing apps and telehealth consultations helping to keep communities safe while ensuring continuity of care.

Today, healthcare leaders view extending care delivery as their highest priority after staff satisfaction and retention.

This reflects the Future Health Index 2021 report, which found that 24% of healthcare leaders would prioritize extended care in the following three years.

This reflects the Future Health Index 2021 report, which found that 24% of healthcare leaders would prioritize extended care in the following three years.

Notably, there is also a continuing acceleration in the rise in ambulatory care, one of the fastest-growing segments of the healthcare industry[6].

…there is also a continuing acceleration in the rise in ambulatory care, one of the fastest-growing segments of the healthcare industry

This focus is also closely aligned with the Quadruple Aim as it meets the needs of both patients and staff, while improving outcomes and considerably reducing costs.

“We see an increasing shift in care outside of the big box hospital model and into the home setting.”

Chief Operating Officer, Urban hospital, Australia

To deliver this care, leaders continue to invest in enabling technologies

These technologies include digital health records, telehealth and artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can enhance efficiency, improve care and connect remote communities.

Such technologies remain a top investment for healthcare leaders, highlighting how leaders are building on advances made during the pandemic when telehealth played a key role.

These technologies include: (1) digital health records, (2) telehealth and (3) artificial intelligence (AI) tools — that can enhance efficiency, improve care and connect remote communities.

The pandemic spurred a huge surge in investment in telehealth.

A 2020 analysis[7] by Frost & Sullivan found that the telehealth market in the US alone was predicted to display seven-fold growth by 2025.

In 2021, 64% of healthcare leaders were investing in it.

Now, with the technology already in place, healthcare leaders are looking to secure the right technology infrastructure to ensure they get maximum value from telehealth.

Now, with the technology already in place, healthcare leaders are looking to secure the right technology infrastructure to ensure they get maximum value from telehealth.