14 health care innovation predictions for 2014

1. ACA’s aftermath- My expectation for 2014 is that ACA supporters will be able to declare partial success by the end of the year
2. Clinician revolt against federal health IT deadlines- Although implementation of technology has helped streamline some tasks in health care, it has equally added new ones
3. New health care innovation centers and Lean business models- Until now, there has been more talk than action about the importance of fostering innovation
4. Fueling life sciences: the rise of corporate venture capital- Corporate venture capital has emerged as a powerful force and will continue to increase its presence
5. The first digital health IPO- Today, the digital health industry is ripe with investment and entrepreneurs
6. Genome sequencing at birth- The coming year will see increased focus on genome sequencing of sick babies as an aid to their medical diagnosis and management
7. Gene therapy comes of age- Success at developing tools to correct single-gene diseases will continue in 2014
8. Cell-based therapies- Efforts will intensify this year to bring therapies based on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) closer to clinical trials in newborns
9. EHRs will become more intelligently designed and mobile- Doctors and other clinicians currently spend, on average, 40 percent of their time in stuffy workrooms documenting patient encounters
10. Wearable technology reaches the tipping point- In 2014, wearable consumer health-tracking devices will become commonplace
11. Evolution in global health- Mobile technologies are innovating global health, just as they are domestically
12. Global partnerships: it’s a small world after all- This cluster grows every year as new companies form and as established international companies open new satellite locations
13. The ramp-up in “reverse innovation”- The U.S. faces the challenge of reducing health care costs while increasing quality of care effective solutions may well come from innovations in global health
14. Family-friendly care models will mature- The concept of patient-centered medicine almost seems redundant: shouldn’t all of medicine center on the patient?

Source: Vector staff
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