Onward and upward – Predictions for 2014

By Terry Edwards

It’s hard to believe we are already closing out another year! With 2014 upon us, I took some time to reflect on what progress the healthcare industry made in 2013, and to contemplate what’s to come in the year ahead. This year, we saw increased investment in technologies to support gains in the efficiency and quality of patient care, and I really think that 2014 will be a year of continued evolution, especially in the following areas:

Healthcare’s Crystal Ball – Predictions for 2013

By Terry Edwards

What a year it’s been for healthcare! As many have noted, there’s been more innovation in the past five years than in the last 50. But it’s onward and upward, and I spent quite a bit of time over the holidays thinking about what 2013 will look like. With Obamacare here to stay, healthcare executives certainly have more clarity into what their future will look like than they did for most of 2012. And investments in IT and communications are going to continue at a steady pace and likely even increase. But here a few of the biggest shifts that will take hold in the year ahead: