What Area of Healthcare Needs More Investment and Why?

Tragically, in a world full of wonderful healthcare inventions and opportunities there is only so much money to be invested. Each year only a certain amount of areas can be invested in, with the hopes of it being spent in the right areas to improve the world of healthcare. But are there areas of healthcare that are getting passed over? Are there areas that desperately need more investment and are just getting skipped because not enough people are talking about them? Searching for the answers to these questions in the hopes of them getting more investments in the future, we reached out to our absolutely incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to see what areas of healthcare they think need more investment and why. The following video is a compilation of their answers. BJ Boyle, Chief Product Officer at PointClickCare – I think we really need to focus on our seniors and the post-acute care business. The senior surge is here and it’s really been a part of our industry that’s been underfunded, and underserved, and we think technology can really make a difference. Mitesh Rao, Founder and CEO at OMNY Health – Community research. There’s so much out there on advancements in healthcare and science that don’t reach the hard-to-serve, underserved communities in this country. Sri Velamoor, EVP, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer at NextGen Healthcare – If you look at the majority of where the spend is going in healthcare outside of drugs, nearl...
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