
Healthcare Predictions 2020: We’ve Reached a Tipping Point
December 12, 2019
Healthcare has largely been given a pass when it comes to the technological disruptors affecting other industries. Until very recently, the doctor-patient relationship was fairly hierarchical, non-negotiable and low-tech. If a patient requested their medical history, a physician’s receptionist might fax over reams of paper records. Prescription pads were as universal as physicians’ bad handwriting, and they were filled at the pharmacy down the road while patients idly browsed the fluorescent aisles. […] To read the entire article, please download the PDF version.