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With 2017 almost in the rear-view mirror, it is time to look forward to 2018 and how healthcare will evolve in this year. The last year has been an eventful one for healthcare, from the uproar in healthcare regulations to potential mega-mergers. Needless to say, it’s a time of transition, and healthcare is in a very fluid state- evolving and expanding. There are certainly going to be new ways to keep healthcare providers and health IT pros stay engaged and excited, and here are our top 10 picks:

Internet of Things or IoT has made quite a name in the healthcare industry and there are endless opportunities for its application in the same. In an earlier blog, “Internet of Things: The Digital Future of Value-based Care”, we discussed the significance of IoT in making the care delivery process more efficient and automated.

45-year old Jerry Rodríguez, a resident of Nebraska, has had a tough life. He faced an almost-terminal heart attack when he was 34 and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation. To make matters worse, his health conditions were so irregular, he couldn’t hold a steady job. By 2012, though he had a dingy studio apartment rented on his name, he pretty much lived in different emergency departments. That year, he visited the ED 17 times and was admitted to the hospital 14 times.

People become physicians out of the commitment to spend time with patients and not with computers. Their aim is to cure lives and stay connected with patients, but that ideology is getting lost as more and more non-healthcare burdens are increasing on them. Care teams are labouring their hours away on Excel sheets, which is not certainly not among the best practices in healthcare.

Isn’t “work smarter, not harder” something we’ve heard on multiple occasions? It may seem just like any other wry motivational poster, but come to think of it, it could also be a good mantra for healthcare- especially when we look forward to a data-driven infrastructure.

In a value-driven world, achieving the triple aim of healthcare is of paramount importance to enhance care continuum. A major component of driving value in care is the patient experience which can be improved with smart strategies to engage patients. Ensuring that patients walk away from the hospital/clinic satisfied and with their needs fulfilled is vital for any given health care provider.