“Technology makes collaboration feasible, connecting diverse organizations and individuals around the world. The Internet and other high-speed communication tools allow networks to operate efficiently in ways that were unthinkable a few decades ago. The sociology of collaboration, though, is the tricky part of the equation. Connecting people, a diverse group of individuals and organizations, facilitating their work together, and sustaining it long enough to get the job done is an ambitious goal…”
Whether or not healthcare organizations can successfully come together to meet mutual goals will greatly impact how we experience healthcare in the future.
- Impact of narrow networks. For the most part, narrow networks are being embraced by consumers, who when selecting healthcare coverage, list price as a deciding factor. If the prevalence of individuals covered by narrow networks continue to rise, healthcare organizations will face even stronger pressure to reduce costs and increase quality so they too are narrow-network worthy. Their growth, and how healthcare providers respond, will be a major player in shaping healthcare organizations’ strategy over the next few years, said Gov. Leavitt.
So while most healthcare executives aren’t lucky enough to receive their own version of the President’s Daily Briefing, they should take note of these three trends, and others that surface over the next few years, as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act plays out on the national stage.
