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reimagine the health information infrastructure to allow for innovation and fluidity .
“ Current health technology infrastructure doesn ’ t allow for easy connectivity ,” says McBride . “ Data is often siloed in systems that don ’ t easily connect , so it ’ s harder to deploy new technologies , to analyse data , and to bring new players into the ecosystem that serves the patient . We need an open architecture – one with agreed protocols and interfaces that help enable applications to talk to each other and share data .”
McBride believes that virtual care , including telemedicine , can help health organisations confront the challenges ahead once they find an appropriate way to integrate it with in-person care .
EY ’ s predictions for virtual healthcare McBride sees virtual care as critical to helping health organisations solve those challenges ahead . Around the globe , evidence shows that successfully integrating digital , virtual and in-person care can free up staff and hospital beds , reduce costs , and improve outcomes as health systems try to treat an older , sicker population with fewer health workers .
“ But to do this right , health organisations need deep knowledge about their patient populations so care pathways can be stratified according to consumer preferences , lifestyle factors , and health needs ,” explains McBride . “ It ’ s also going to require new workforce roles , payment incentives , and expanding concepts such as digital command centres , remote patient monitoring across the care continuum , and hospitals at home .”
This is where EY is headed – to a proactive , data-driven , user-friendly system that keeps patients healthier at home longer and prevents the progression of disease to crisis points .
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