The use of big data with predictive analytics systems layered on top has a tremendous amount of potential in the healthcare market. Indeed, when paired with cloud-based platforms, there is the potential to become more cost effective, and much better at delivering healthcare services.
The fact of the matter is that most healthcare providers are under-funded, which leads to being under-automated and under-innovative. Moreover, there seems to be a growing chasm between those who deliver healthcare to patients, and those who drive IT within healthcare provider organizations.
The statistics back this up. According to Gartner, anticipated growth opportunities put some industries at the top when it comes to global IT spending. However, Healthcare Providers were not in the top for growth opportunities, coming in at $15,311M. Even Utilities beat them out by a projected $18,756M. Think about the number of changes in the world of healthcare providers. These numbers are surprising at best, or very scary at worst.
The solution to this problem of “too much to do and not enough resources to do it” is to leverage the right new technologies, apply careful planning, and move from a reactive to proactive state in the world of healthcare IT.