A Post-COVID Paradigm Shift in Outpatient Care
The pandemic has triggered a revolution in how health systems deliver care. It’s time to build on that momentum and make long-lasting improvements.
Die Healthcare-Branche wird von einer Vielzahl an Kräften transformiert, einschließlich der weit verbreiteten Einführung digitaler Tools sowie vielfältiger Richtlinien- und Gesetzesänderungen. Erkunden Sie die aktuelle Vordenkerposition von BCG in Bezug auf Kostenträger, Anbieter und Dienstleistungen im Gesundheitswesen – und erfahren Sie, was die diesbezüglichen Änderungen für Ihr Unternehmen bedeuten.
The pandemic has triggered a revolution in how health systems deliver care. It’s time to build on that momentum and make long-lasting improvements.
The health systems that gain the most resilience and agility emerging from the crisis will be those that permanently change the way they work.
The actions that health insurers take—or do not take—in the next three to six months will determine their ability to compete and thrive beyond the end of this year.
Public health will be immeasurably harmed if providers and facilities do not begin providing the full portfolio of patient services as soon as local conditions safely allow.
Preparing Localities for Action Against Novel Coronavirus (PLAN) is a scenario-planning tool that identifies potential US supply and demand imbalances down to the county level.
Even with the federal government’s $100 billion stimulus package for the health care industry, US hospitals will still face significant financial pressures due to COVID-19.
Deutschland hat ein international sehr anerkanntes Gesundheitssystem. Wir stehen dennoch vor zwei großen Herausforderungen: Die Kosten steigen stärker an als unsere Leistungsfähigkeit, und wir beobachten erhebliche Qualitätsunterschiede zwischen den Leistungserbringern.
To realize the transformative potential of big data, organizations must ensure that patient data is used safely and ethically.
An advanced algorithm helps doctors identify patients at risk of developing a serious kidney complication, enabling hospitals to lower treatment costs and save lives.
The next decade will bring disruptive megatrends, including digital technology innovation and slowing global growth. Health care organizations must prepare for these changes now.
A recent analysis shows disturbing variations in the use of a key diagnostic for lung cancer patients. Adopting new protocols and tools can lead to better care.
Payers that own or contract with primary-care clinics can win a substantial market advantage courtesy of the better quality of care, enhanced patient experience, and lower cost of care that the clinics provide.
COVID-19 and the New Leadership Agenda
The COVID-19 outbreak underscores the need to be resilient in the face of transformative global risk.
Through strategies of combination, hospitals can take the lead in creating more integrated health systems that deliver better outcomes at lower cost.
Health systems should approach value-based payment holistically—as one element in a broader transformation agenda.
Continual expansion to meet the growing demand for critical care no longer works. Health systems must come up with a more affordable and sustainable plan.
To deliver improved value to patients, national health systems must rethink their approach to health sector governance.
Health care payers should approach this huge, high-growth market with eyes wide open.
Medicare and Medicaid are moving toward a value-based model, with bundled payments leading the way. To build bundles well, ensure that several fundamental capabilities are in place.
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Winning in the Medicare Advantage market is not easy for health care providers. But for provider-sponsored plans that execute effectively, the upside can be enormous.
The administration will be making some significant changes to the current health care system. How should payers, providers, biopharma, and medtech companies prepare?
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