Where Will the Healthcare Facility of the Future Look Like?

As we look into the future, we’re seeing how what was needed in the past isn’t what the healthcare facility of the future is going to need.  This was the topic of discussion in our recent podcast and we asked the Healthcare IT Today community what they thought the healthcare facility of the future would look like.  Today we’ll share a number of responses about the facility itself and tomorrow we’ll share a look at the technology that will be needed in the healthcare facility of the future. Richard Watson, MD and Co-founder at Motient There will be greater delineation between general, specialty, and subspecialty hospitalizations, with more primary hospitals that handle care for 60% of cases. We must ensure that critical patients only use the highest level of care for as long as they need it before moving back to their home base. A strong regional transport infrastructure, which shares patient movement data and links facilities in clinical decision making, will be critical for right-sizing care across the continuum. Yousuf Ahmad, CEO at AssureCare Consumerism is dictating how, where, and when patients receive care, and is unequivocally forging the future of healthcare delivery. Gone are the days where healthcare is confined to the four walls of a hospital or physician office. Convenience of care, whether it’s at the grocery store, pharmacy, or home, is the future. To make this happen, care teams must be equipped with mobile technology that provid...
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