INTOTHENEWDIGITALHEALTHTECHVISIONAreyoureadyforwhat’snextinhealthcare?THEPOSTDIGITALERAISUPONUSDIGITALISNOLONGERADIFFERENTIATIORIthasbecomepartofeverythingwedoaspeopleandasbusinesses.However,itsimpactontheexpectationsofindividualpeopleischanging.Peopleareincreasinglyexpectinghealthcareontheirownterms,andtheyexpectdigitaltobetheenabler.Fromusingdatatounderstandmealpreferencesofapatientinhospital,anddeliveringthosemealsexactlywhentheywantthem,todeliveringinformationthroughtherightchannelbasedonselectedpreferences—digitalcansupportdeliveryofhealthcarewhen,whereandhowpeoplewantit.Healthcareisinauniqueplaceinthe“post-digital”world.Theindustryhasrecognizedthatdigitalmustbecomepartofeverythingitdoes.Andwhileinvestmentsinsocial,mobile,analyticsandcloud(SMAC)technologiesareprogressinganddemonstratingvalue,leadersmustlooktowardwhat’snexttodifferentiateinthisnewera.Thereisnolongeraseparationofdigitalandnon-digital.ThefuturewillbeaboutfulladoptionofSMACandembracingnewtechnologiestotransformoutcomesandultimatelychangelives.Planningtodayforthepost-digitalworldiscriticalashealthcareenterprisescontinueontheirdigitaltransformationjourneys.Thisyear’sAccentureDigitalHealthTechVisionhighlightsfiveemergingtrendsthatwillshapehealthcareenterprisesoverthenextthreetofiveyears:DARQPower,GettoKnowMe,Human+Worker,SecureUStoSecureMEandMyMarkets.Ineachtrend,youwillseehowthematurityofdigitaltechnologiesacrossbusinessandsocietyisraisingexpectations,abilitiesandriskinhealthcare.Fortunately,it’saneraofequallytremendouspossibility.Introduction2DIGITALHEALTHTECHVISIONwww.accenture.com/healthtechvision3DIGITALHEALTHTECHVISIONwww.accenture.com/healthtechvisionAccenture’sDigitalHealthTechVisioncomprisesathree-yearsetoftechnologytrends,whichincludesourreportsfrom2018and2017.It’simportanttorecognizethatthisyear’strendsarepartofabiggerpicture.Ashealthcarecompaniescontinuetogrowasdigitalbusinesses,theywillneedtokeepupwiththelatesttechnologies,aswellascontinuetomasterthosethathavebeenmaturing.The...
