The consumer expectations are changing with a lot of
technological changes in the health care sector. Therefore the
following trend and emerging issues in healthcare will be the
greatest impact on the U.S. Healthcare System over the next 10-20
years.
- The consumers’ of healthcare will demand real time up-to-date
information and prefer the healthcare providers with latest
technology and approach.
- The advancement in technology will play a vital role in
healthcare industry. The demand for multi-tiered healthcare
delivery system will increase and primary care physicians will
focus on preventive and wellness care with some emergency
care.
- The complex cases will be managed by the clinics and
multispecialty hospitals but all the divisions will work in
coordination with the help of new advance technology.
- Initially, the health care costs will be high as there will be
more investment in new infrastructure and new technology but it
will be more competitive and affordable for the public in the next
10-20 years.
- The clinical technology and the Electronic Medical Records
(EMR) both will contribute to the quality of healthcare.
- The clinical technology will include the quality of healthcare
related to medical advances and diagnosis.
- The EMR will deal with the electronic medical records system of
clinical documentation. This facility will give access to
physicians and other staff to have greater degree of information
flow which help them to provide quality care.
- The innovation in the healthcare industry will help the
industry to be more customers oriented. The personalized treatment
for the critical diseases will transform the healthcare industry in
very rapid manner.
- Bioethics which is an extension of ethics in the field of
medicine and healthcare will become an essential part while dealing
with sensitive issues related to ethics as it associated with the
life of many people.