The Berkeley Research Group (BRG) has released its latest report titled “2025 U.S. Healthcare & Life Sciences Transactions Outlook.” This report highlights key insights regarding the future of healthcare technology.
Among the findings, it reveals that healthcare providers are actively considering transactions and deal activities in 2025 to tackle various challenges and seize opportunities related to:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Cybersecurity
- Digitization
This week’s episode of HIMSSCast features a discussion with James McHugh, managing director of BRG, who will delve deeper into these findings.
Key Discussion Points:
- Providers are exploring deal activities in 2025 to address AI, cybersecurity, and digitization challenges.
- Current challenges faced by providers in AI and digitization.
- The role of dealmaking in bridging operational gaps.
- Over 80% of respondents are likely to engage in investments or transactions related to AI (82%) and cybersecurity (84%) within the next year.
- Potential shifts in data if questions were posed after significant stock market declines.
- Providers anticipate focusing on various technological capabilities in 2025, including:
- Electronic health record integration (38%)
- AI-driven clinical decision support and predictive analytics (38%)
- Patient engagement platforms (36%)
- Revenue cycle management technology (36%)
Additional Resources:
- Majority of Healthcare Executives Betting on AI for Revenue Cycle Efficiencies
- Artificial Neural Networks: From the 1950s to Transforming Healthcare
- Healthcare AI Adoption: Data and Integration Challenges Persist
- RSA Cybersecurity Roundup: New Tools for Deepfake Detection and More
- HHS Updates Regulatory Guides for Safe EHR Use
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