Medtech 100: Why Patient-Centered Care Has To Change

Going the last mile is taking longer than it should

A typical word cloud for discussions around patient-centered care would feature: business model, digital health, financing, PPP, resources, data sharing, staffing and escalation of costs. But so many other words are missing, which is why patient-centricity risks getting stuck in its current incomplete form. What are medtechs to do?  

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The term patient-centricity has tripped off the tongue for a decade or more. The words have a pleasing sound and are associated with a positive impact. They describe a place where providers, the medtech industry and, it may sometimes be forgotten, the patients themselves, all want to go.

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