Accelerating Healthcare at the Speed of Change:

Written by Cheryl Flink, Ph.D.

Director of Research, Dr. Cheryl Flink, Ph.D., explores key challenges disrupting healthcare, including the accelerating rate of change and the importance of changing beliefs to capture opportunities and build agile organizations.

Change is a constant. The rate of change affecting all industries continues to accelerate and creates enormous pressure for organizations to constantly adapt their strategies. The healthcare industry is no exception. Healthcare professionals face the disruptive challenges of weak revenue cycles, innovation in artificial intelligence, industry consolidation, and a new emphasis on value-based care.

These disruptive forces can be catalysts for positive change—or paralyzing. Healthcare leaders must prepare their organizations by disrupting their own beliefs and behaviors to embrace the new realities impacting healthcare and reimagine how they leverage their people. They must change their focus from managing the business to constantly reconceptualizing the business, balancing the tension between optimizing patient outcomes and remaining profitable.