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Under Financial Pressure, How Are Health Systems Prioritizing Digital Health Investments?
The current economic climate, rising costs and interest rates, and planned cuts to Medicare payments are all impacting organizations’ financial outlooks – issues only compounded by having to take care of sicker patients, while dealing with the fallout from patients delaying care. As big tech and retailers continue wading into the care delivery waters, it puts even more pressure on hospitals and health systems to “accelerate on the curve,” and prioritize digital health investments capable of delivering value. In 2022, U.S. hospitals and health systems were up against some of the toughest financial headwinds since the pandemic began. Dried up federal public health emergency (PHE) funding, costlier inpatient stays, decreasing outpatient revenue, and decreased demand for care, still hovering below pre-pandemic levels, are among the financial challenges hospitals and health systems face this year, and will continue to face into the next.
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The current economic climate, rising costs and interest rates, and planned Medicare cuts are impacting healthcare organizations. The entry of big tech and retailers adds pressure to prioritize digital health investments. In 2022, U.S. hospitals faced severe financial headwinds, including dried up PHE funding, increased inpatient costs, decreased outpatient revenue, and reduced demand for care. These challenges will persist in the coming years.
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