Innovation in Healthcare What hope is there?

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Major Healthcare Trends

Shift to Earlier Interventions Drives Delivery System Reconfiguration

Smarter, Smaller Surgical Devices Drive Minimally Invasive Surgery

Patients Embrace the "Bionic Man" Model

Cancer is Tamed but Not Conquered

Demographics, Disease incidence, and Workforce pressure costs

Elder care moves back home

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End-Stage Care Transforms to LongTerm Disease Management

Liquidity & growth of information changes dynamics of care

Blockbuster Drugs Wilt as Customized Therapies Blossom

IT Takes Center Stage

Workforce Shortages Only Soothed by Technology Deployment

Sensors & Communications Infiltrate All Aspects of Daily Life


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