What is Healthcare Trends Disrupting?
New entrants from outside the traditional business of healthcare are redefining the US$9.59 trillion global healthcare market for consumers, providers, and investors in both developed and developing nations. These savvy, entrepreneurial players are bringing innovative business models, more affordable and convenient care options, wellness and fitness and more to address heavy challenges. Here are some of the ways in which each of these technologies is already making waves in the medical industry. 1. Blockchain Blockchain technology has the potential to transform health care, placing the patient at the center of the health care ecosystem and increasing the security, privacy, and interoperability of health data.Moreover, blockchain technology may be the key to super-charging one of the most important medical trends of the last decade: medical record sharing. Systems that allow the sharing of digital medical records between va...