Growth Opportunities for Platform Approaches in Healthcare, Global
Digital Technologies, User Experience, and Clinical Expertise Will Drive Transformational Growth
28-Feb-2022
North America
Market Research
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Despite being one of the largest and fastest-growing industries, healthcare is too often slow to innovate. Healthcare services and data are both extremely fragmented, often work in silos, create process inefficiencies, and constrain access and affordability.
Digital platforms offer integration and interoperability between applications and solutions to provide a customized healthcare approach to drive better outcomes and patient experience. Although integration is the key element of platforms, no standard definition of a platform exists. Platform architecture is decided based in the end goal and customer segment to which it caters. In fact, the perfect healthcare platform remains a work in progress and has different applications for different stakeholders (integrated delivery networks [IDNs], payers, and consumers).
This study identifies the different platform approaches currently taken in the healthcare market, the prevalent strategies, and the future outlook on each. It outlines what drives the adoption of a platform strategy and the typical approaches that OEMs and notable stakeholders take. The research includes information about what a typical platform looks like and how core stakeholders will benefit from it.
Author: Chandni Mathur
Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on Platform Approaches in the Healthcare Industry
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
Scope of Analysis
Definition of a Platform
Defining the Desirable Digital Healthcare Platform Structure
Platform Approaches in Healthcare During the Growth Phase
Drivers for Platforms in the Healthcare Ecosystem
A Strong Case for Platforms—The Challenge of Achieving Interoperability
Essential Success Factors for Sustainable Platforms
Platform Approaches—Segmentation
Key Competitors
Evaluation of Platform Types
Components of a Virtual Care Platform
Virtual Care Platforms—Demand
Select Vendor Profiles—Virtual Care Platform Providers
Segment Sample—Teladoc, Livongo, and InTouch Health’s Single Platform to Manage Care
Segment Sample—Teladoc Health
Evaluation of Virtual Care Platforms—The Desirable Platform
Healthcare Workflow Platforms
Select Vendor Profiles—Healthcare Workflow PlatformProviders
Segment Sample—Philips HealthSuite
Evaluation of Healthcare Workflow Platforms—The Desirable Platform
Tech Infrastructure Platforms
Select Vendor Profiles—Technology Infrastructure Platform Providers
Big Tech Platform Models in the Healthcare Space
Evaluation of Technology Infrastructure Providers’ Platform—The Desirable Platform
Growth Opportunity 1—Focus on Oncology and Behavioral Health
Growth Opportunity 1—Focus on Oncology and Behavioral Health (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2—Paradigm Shift in Healthcare Delivery Models Requires More Robust Care Coordination Software
Growth Opportunity 2—Paradigm Shift in Healthcare Delivery Models Requires More Robust Care Coordination Software (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3—Platforms Addressing Future Needs—Preventative and Wellness Solutions
Growth Opportunity 3—Platforms Addressing Future Needs—Preventative and Wellness Solutions (continued)
Comparison of Discussed Platform Approaches
The Path Forward for Digital Health Platforms
List of Exhibits
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- Platform Approaches in Healthcare: Platform Ecosystem, Global, 2020–2021
- Platform Approaches in Healthcare: Examples from Other Industries, Global, 2020–2021
- Platform Approaches in Healthcare: Desirable Platform, Global, 2020–2021
- Platform Approaches in Healthcare: Interoperability Concerns in Main Regions, Global, 2020–2021
- Platform Approaches in Healthcare: Platform Segmentation, Global, 2021
- Platform Approaches in Healthcare: Evaluation Criteria, Global, 2020–2021
- Platform Approaches in Healthcare: Evaluation of Virtual Care Platforms, Global, 2020–2021
- Platform Approaches in Healthcare: Evaluation of Healthcare Workflow Platforms, Global, 2020–2021
- Platform Approaches in Healthcare: Evaluation of Technology Infrastructure Platforms, Global, 2020–2021
- Platform Approaches in Healthcare: Evaluation of Healthcare Tech Infrastructure, Global, 2020–2021
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