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COVID-19: Accelerating the path to health system integration

Next steps in a post-COVID-19 world

Our latest COVID-19 report—Accelerating the path to health system integration after COVID-19—details the shifts we’ve identified that will fast-track operational transformations in the health sector, leading to a better integrated care delivery system.

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the health sector, like many other industries, to reconsider its relationship with technology. Over the past few months, operations within the health sector have had to be rapidly reshaped, driving health care toward a more integrated care delivery system. Many had envisioned the changes we're seeing now happen over the next 20 years, but the crisis has accelerated the pace of change dramatically.

Our latest COVID-19 report—Accelerating the path to health system integration after COVID-19—details the shifts we’ve identified that will fast-track these operational transformations and lead to a much more integrated care delivery system.

Virtual first
Integrating or scaling virtual approaches to all aspects of clinical service delivery.

Focus on value
Shifting from outputs to outcomes, with value, quality, and patient outcomes closely linked to funding-model reform and integrated care.

Advanced population management
Forging new partnerships and communities with sectors outside of health to foster a whole-system approach.

Future of the hospital
Focused on flexible design and the connected patient experience, enabling hospitals to respond to changing clinical needs and support patients across the health ecosystem.

 

Key contact

Thomas O'Shaughnessy
Partner; Life Sciences and Health Care Leader, Western region

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