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2018 Global life sciences and health care outlooks    

What trends will impact the patient’s journey of care in the year ahead?

Overview

With increasing industrialization, life sciences and health care companies are adopting emerging technologies to develop ‘smart health care’ and improve the overall patient experience. These increased capabilities, while leading to growth, are also leading to constant evolution of regulatory policies, and other uncertainties in the marketplace. The 2018 outlooks explore factors that are likely to shape the life sciences and health care industry in the coming year and beyond.

2018 Global life sciences outlook

Innovating life sciences in the fourth industrial revolution: Embrace, build, grow

Life sciences companies are embracing emerging technologies to transform the entire value chain. Additionally, they are leveraging new partnerships and building new operating models to grow their business. With growth, come a few uncertainties, arising from pricing pressures, geopolitical boundaries, and policy changes. This 2018 outlook reviews the current state of the global life sciences economy and studies the trends impacting life sciences companies. It also outlines strategies that companies need to adopt to thrive in this evolving marketplace.

2018 Global health care outlook

The evolution of smart health care

Smart health care is evolving the policies, processes, and the complexity of the sector, but is not without its challenges. Meanwhile, technological advances currently shaping the sector continue to have a dramatic impact on the health of consumers around the world. This 2018 outlook reviews the current state of the global health care sector and explores trends and issues impacting health care providers, governments, other payers, and patients; It also shares suggestions for stakeholders as they seek to deliver high-quality, cost-efficient, and smart health care.

Trends in life sciences and health care regulations

Gain insight into key regulations that life sciences companies and health care organizations should be monitoring and addressing in 2018.

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