Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 51 | Page 16

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

OVERCOMING BARRIERS IN HEALTHCARE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS

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The healthcare industry is in the midst of a substantial shift towards a quality focused care model . While the transition from fee-for-service care to value-based care has been underway for some years , provider organisations are still grappling with implementing systems and processes to support this new model of healthcare . Meanwhile , costs continue to rise , with healthcare spending in North America projected to surpass US $ 4 trillion by 2022 and global spending to be north of US $ 10 trillion .

In addition , regulations like HIPAA and HITECH in the United States continue to hold healthcare organisations to high levels of accountability for security and privacy practices .
In order to curb costs and adopt new care delivery models focused on improving patient outcomes and access to services , healthcare organisations have turned to technology to help them scale .
However , these healthcare Digital Transformations present their own set of challenges as organisations must implement solutions that are secure , and at the same time provide seamless experiences for end-users .
This whitepaper will explore three major challenges healthcare organisations need to consider for their main user populations – patients , partners and internal employees – and how identity can help organisations excel across these use cases . p
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