Top 7 issues affecting the healthcare industry

New challenges arise for providers as healthcare remains an ever-changing industry. Some of the issues today include the uncertain impact of presidential healthcare policies as well as rising costs.

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Holly Buckley, a partner at McGuireWoods, shared a few issues in healthcare today during a keynote presentation at Becker’s 5th Annual Health IT + Revenue Cycle Conference, Oct. 9-12.

Below are seven of the top issues in healthcare, according to Ms. Buckley.

  1. How presidential healthcare policies will impact the industry.
  2. Private equity investment in the healthcare space.
  3. Rising drug costs.
  4. Nontraditional entrances into the healthcare market.
  5. Organizations changing their role within the healthcare market.
  6. Talent shortages.
  7. Disparities in healthcare delivery.

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