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Recent Trends in Healthcare Industry
Global leaders, governmental organizations and private institutions should learn from the
success and failure observed in handling the COVID-19 crisis. Concerns in shortage of
appropriately skilled healthcare staff and inter-operability issues or risks associated with
disparate systems and processes need to be addressed. Public health systems must remain
committed in developing robust research initiatives, prompt diagnostic techniques and
adequate surveillance programs towards prevention and treatment of diseases and
infections. Global coordination and international co-operation can help avoid future crisis
of a pandemic through widespread vaccination, better diagnosis and careful
macroeconomic stewardship. Developing public-private partnerships, recognizing social
health determinants, investing in better prevention and treatment regimes is the key to
greater and beneficial impact on health outcomes. Healthcare providers are stressing on
developing rigorous financial management, efficient operational performance, outcomes-
based care and innovative solutions to reduce cost structure, improve care provision and
healthcare models with better reimbursement and payment trends. The evolving
government policies, market complexity, regulatory oversight and risk management have to
be amplified to protect clinical data, healthcare innovations and medical device.
Clinical innovations, patient preferences, government programs and policies are prompting
hospitals to shift to alternative healthcare strategies and virtual environments for better
cost effectiveness and remote accessibility. Digital technologies and facilitation of system-
wide adoption of digital innovation can enable convenience-driven accessibility, improve
patient engagement and nurture a long term relationship. Stakeholders should collaborate
to fund and promote strategies, approaches and sustainable healthcare deliveries by
investing on technological advances of virtual health, artificial intelligence and tele-
healthcare services to provide personalized and affordable healthcare system with better
traction. Co-ordinated, customized, and convenient healthcare solutions and services are
expected to avoid dissatisfaction and ensure transparency in quality, safety and cost.
Patient and consumer engagement strategies with tele-health services, wearable
monitoring and fitness devices, social media, online resources and other well-positioned
technologies can help make informed healthcare decisions. Government strategies, policies
and regulations can strengthen healthcare security and safety while healthcare
organizations focuses on crisis management capabilities, compliance and awareness-drives
or programs for stronger and better cyber-diligence.
~Dr. Maria Carina Cordeiro,
Faculty
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