Each nation considers itself special, and so it is with each nation's healthcare system. Healthcare in the United States, New Zealand, or the Netherlands carries its own set of traditions, culture, payment mechanisms, and patient expectations. However, through our research for HealthCast 2010, we found that commonalities, rather than differences, will forge the industry's future both here and abroad. Indeed, providers, purchasers and policy makers will face similar challenges in the 2010 healthcare economy. Thanks to the Internet, telecommunications and a proactive consumer, the healthcare world is smaller.
Consumers shop for healthcare information on web pages from their homes.
Their appetite for healthcare service and health information is insatiable. They want more. To look toward the future, we've identified what we see as Three Forces of Change and the Four Future Trends that result from those forces. Through these Forces and Trends, we arrive at the 2010 Implications, each of which carries a number of action items for healthcare organizations. To learn more about these Forces and Trends, click on the buttons above.