AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

These 10 events, forces and trends — based on the collective insights from leading health care experts — should be on the radar of hospitals and health systems in 2019 as they prepare for a full and robust year of disruptive innovations from new market entrants and vertical integrators.

Amazon has introduced a new cloud-based software service that reportedly will sift through patient medical records in seconds searching for actionable intelligence to provide hospitals and physicians with clinical decision support and coding while reducing costs. Amazon Comprehend Medical can…

It took nearly a year to complete the transaction, but CVS Health has closed on its acquisition of Aetna, creating what many analysts believe will be a transformational force in health care.

In a move that signals its decision-making will be data-driven, the joint health care venture by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase has hired Dana Gelb Safran, senior vice president of enterprise analytics at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

All of health care is undergoing rapid transformation as organizations accelerate innovation efforts, explore partnership opportunities and other options for improving care delivery and cost reduction. But rural providers may face special challenges due to limited resources and — surprisingly — may…

All of health care is undergoing rapid transformation as organizations accelerate innovation efforts, explore partnership opportunities and other options to improve care delivery and reduce costs. But rural providers may face special challenges. We asked futurist Michael Rogers for his thoughts…

The health care field is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Vertical integrators and new market entrants see opportunity within this environment and are seeking to disrupt the status quo. Here are twenty questions on the potential impact of disruptors on current business models for leaders…

New health care market entrants and vertical integrators are challenging the traditional business models of both hospitals and health systems. This report from the AHA Center for Health Innovation outlines the moves hospitals and health systems can make to convert that challenge into an opportunity…

New entrants are seeking ways to provide a better care experience through consumer-driven, innovative approaches. The AHA Center for Health Innovation's Disruptor Framework identifies three market forces driving the disruption of legacy hospital and health system business models and classifies…

Some of the nation’s most innovative companies have launched initiatives large and small to disrupt health care’s status quo. The aim: to deliver better health care in more cost-effective and efficient ways in locations that are easily accessible, affordable and more desirable for consumers to use…