Defining HIT trends, challenges and opportunities for 2019

摘要

What do you think the biggest HIT trend in 2019 will be? We see a continued move toward value-based care, and that trend is playing out in five different ways: Massive market consolidations - At the heart of value-based care is the need to improve health outcomes. Health systems recognize they can better influence those outcomes if they control the patient's complete healthcare journey. For that reason, we're seeing deals between companies like CVS and Aetna, and Walmart and Humana, which bring a giant drugstore chain, pharmacy benefit manager, clinic operator and insurer together under one roof.