TRENDS
The Impact of Change Industry forecast predicts rapid recovery of volume, shifts in delivery of care.
As the nation adjusts to life amid a
Vizient, Inc., and its subsidiary Sg2 recently
will recover to their pre-COVID levels
pandemic, we are starting to see a return
released a forecast that projects a rapid
by 2022 and then level out. The forecast
to quasi-normal for industries throughout
recovery of volume for most healthcare
reports that physician clinics will see a
the country. The healthcare industry was
services, followed by a significant shift in
pronounced decline for in-person visits
one of the industries that the pandemic
the delivery of healthcare services.
as patients shift to virtual visits, and non-
hit the hardest, requiring a massive shift towards telemedicine for patient care.
22
The 2021 Impact of Change Forecast proposes that inpatient volumes
visit services, like laboratory testing and imaging, are projected to grow 18% by
September 2021 | The Journal of Healthcare Contracting