Today’s reinvention of healthcare did not begin with the Affordable Care Act or get kickstarted by COVID. The seeds of a system rooted in outpatient care were sown decades ago due to private-sector innovations and public-sector interventions. More recently, federal mandates, economic necessity, shifting interests and the need to keep physicians engaged have rapidly accelerated the pace of change and heightened public awareness.
The direction we are headed has never been clearer.
The dominant hospital-centric delivery system is being replaced by one that delivers non-acute care in outpatient settings conveniently located and accessible to patients and better matches patient care scope and acuity. More healthcare is being delivered outside of traditional hospital facilities and inpatient stays are continuing to decline.
To stay relevant, hospitals and other institutional providers must adopt care delivery systems and build out portfolios to meet the needs and demands of this new healthcare economy. The retrospective Intelligence Infographic below shows how we’ve shifted from an inpatient- to outpatient-focused system is brought to you by Avanza Healthcare Strategies, a sought-after advisory partner that supports leading healthcare organizations in planning, developing, executing and operating their ASC and outpatient strategies.
For an independent perspective on re-engineering or relocating your healthcare services, contact Avanza at hello@avanzastrategies.com or 512.479.6700.
(to download this infographic as a pdf, click here)
