Despite the healthcare challenges of the past, we are excited about the future of healthcare and already seeing positive ripples across the industry. The next era of healthcare is full of promise, hope, and innovation. It’s centered around convenience, efficiency, and personalized care. It’s known as the Patient Era.

While the Digital Era marked the introduction of privacy and data standards and the adoption of electronic health records (EHR), the Patient Era will introduce the patient as the new platform—and with it, a new breed of digital solutions and ecosystems oriented around the individual and consumer. In this new world, patients will have greater control of their health information than ever before, and this will change how we share information, shop for care, provide transparency, and better coordinate among healthcare’s many parts.