Physicians have been instrumental to the healthcare industry; and from their perspective, healthcare is changing rapidly. With several new legislations and continued technological developments might have confused providers. The transition to value-based care is a significant one for healthcare, and cannot be achieved successfully if physicians face such issues.

The U.S. healthcare system is under major transformation – from the implementation of MACRA to President-elect Donald Trump introducing his health plan – transforming healthcare system today requires you to meet all the challenges you face on your road to value-based care. Patients now have autonomy on the choices of services their providers give them and healthcare systems find themselves in a competitive environment with patient satisfaction being the priority, followed by sustaining their growth. And true, the healthcare system is making huge leaps, there are still some things that U.S. can learn from its counterparts:

As value-based care becomes the primary focus of healthcare organizations, providers now need to broach Population Health Management and to manage it with risk stratification with a delicate balance. It is now important for providers to focus on patients’ individual and distinct health signs and take decisions to take their journey forward to better and quality health.

2017 is here! As much as the last year was packed with surprises for the healthcare industry, a lot of them are expected this year too. President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the 21st Century Cures Act is law and MACRA redefines the terms of the healthcare industry. Many will concur, we are headed for significant changes in this year. As 2017 comes, here are some major things to look forward in US healthcare space:

Physicians are the ones anchoring the ship of healthcare in a sea of variables. Technological advancements are as they may, one cannot elude the touch and presence of a physician in healthcare. Everyone admits that healthcare needs to be fixed, but that would require a radical transformation where doctors would be the central players. Doctors have been known to approach their work with energy and enthusiasm and are responsible for at least 75% of all quality and cost-related decisions.

Another year comes to an end and one can say 2016 has been a rollercoaster of a year for the healthcare industry. We saw revolutionary developments, rattling news and understated excitement ruling the system in this year. As 2017 is about to come, let us look back at top 10 things that changed and what to look ahead for in 2017.

The population in the United States is extremely diverse – people from different communities, countries, ages and socioeconomic backgrounds are all living there – diversity is everywhere. This composition is going to defines how U.S. healthcare is and the way people are covered under it. The notion of a single-mold health plan has been all but rendered moot. Hospitals and other healthcare required to constantly assess the changing population and their changing needs to deliver the best care.

In the words of W. Edwards Deming, “Every system is perfectly designed to achieve the results it gets.” This is one of the most agreeable statements in the healthcare industry, and the most certain way to change health care is to change how the system works, improve quality and contain costs. To guide these improvements in healthcare space, we need to learn from the past, predict future, and quantify the concept of ‘good care.’

On an average, chronic conditions claim 7 out of every 10 deaths in the United States, accounting for more than 1.7 million Americans every year. The amount of money being spent to treat patients with chronic diseases is skyrocketing; according to CMS, 93% of United States’ total Medicare spending is distributed among beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions. These stats are truly reflecting the real picture and make us wonder why there is need to drive focus towards chronic care management.

Unstructured data has always been a complication everywhere, and more so than anywhere in healthcare industry. Invaluable information is at stake, all due to unstructured data and the difficulties in accessing it, making it difficult for the quick change in expectations for preventive care, wellness and speedy diagnosis and treatment.