An expert panel at CES 2020 discussed Deloitte's vision for health care in 2040, with the empowered consumer managing their own health, enabled by a new ecosystem of secure, open access to data and "nudges" to change behaviors. Consulting firm Deloitte foresees outside disruptors dismantling the traditional health-care system, but panelists from Johnson & Johnson and Anthem flexed their muscles.
By 2040, the health-care industry will see a major transformation, where consumers enabled by digital technologies, including wearables and "always-on" sensors, will be able to manage their own health, identify health risks early and prevent chronic disease, according to Neal Batra, a principal in Deloitte's Life Sciences and Health Care practice.
"We believe that health is going to move away from a clinician-driven industry and business to a consumer-driven industry," Batra...
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This week, Establishment Labs Holdings announced the FDA gave it premarket approval for Motiva breast implant, Cologuard lands FDA approval for Cologuard Plus and GE HealthCare gets FDA nod for a new imaging agent. The FDA announces another expansion for TAP into ophthalmology and radiology. The AAMI and CTA will join forces to develop standards for AI and ML-enabled health care products.
