The desire for better health and a more human experience unites us

Reimagining Better Health, a study commissioned by GE HealthCare, brings forward the perspectives of clinicians and patients to better understand their vision for the future of healthcare.

Reimagining better health

Clinician and patient insights are essential to reimagining healthcare, and their partnership is the key to success.

The Reimagining Better Health study features a quantitative, double-blinded survey and qualitative interviews with:

5500

patients who were hospitalized and patient advocates who cared for hospitalized patients

2000

hospital-based clinicians with direct patient-care responsibilities, including physicians, nurses, technologists, technicians and therapists

qualitative interviews with clinicians, patients, patient advocates, healthcare researchers and policy experts

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Remaining better health

We listened to the people at the heart of healthcare to understand their needs, hopes and expectations.

Hear what they have to say

1 goal. 6 trends. 9 barriers.

There is hope for the future of healthcare

Regardless of country and healthcare model, clinical role, experience or demographics, the Reimagining Better Health study revealed that clinicians and patients share many of the same fundamental values and expectations about healthcare.

1 goal
6 trends
9 barriers

How patients and clinicians view the future of healthcare

“Changes in healthcare are more likely to succeed when healthcare professionals have the opportunity to influence the change, feel prepared for the change and recognize the value of the change, including perceiving the benefit of the change for patients.”

Physician

United Kingdom

How patients and clinicians view the future of healthcare

“Getting genuine care and treatment. Not being ‘just a case’ that they need to clear as quickly as possible because everyone is short-staffed and over-worked. I have the utmost empathy for what the staff is going through as my mother was a nurse, but that empathy needs to go both ways.”

Patient

United Kingdom

How patients and clinicians view the future of healthcare

“In all the hospitals that I have worked, I have seen doctors, nurses and physiotherapists work mostly independently and not in an integrated manner.”

Nurse Practitioner

India

How patients and clinicians view the future of healthcare

"I would like to make more active use of automated systems to address our workforce crisis, which is increasingly aging and there is a shortage of manpower.”

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

South Korea

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Insights and opportunities

Overcoming barriers. Reaching a common goal.

While clinicians and patients are aligned on the future of healthcare, the report identifies critical people, technology and process barriers that must be overcome, including:

People

Caring for the people who care

Four out of ten clinicians are actively considering leaving the healthcare industry. How can workforce burnout be addressed?

Technology

Reducing clinician burden

Four out of ten clinicians are actively considering leaving the healthcare industry. How can workforce burnout be addressed?

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Process

Building confidence in distributed care

While patients rank flexibility in how, where, and when healthcare services are delivered as their number one priority, they lack comfort in out-of-clinic facilities and staff. How can we ensure clinicians and patients are comfortable with a breadth of environments and healthcare partners?

Together, we can reimagine the future of healthcare.

Download the reimagining better health study

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#ReimaginingBetterHealth

Share your perspective by using #ReimaginingBetterHealth to join the conversation and help pave the way to a more human and flexible healthcare system.

Together, we can achieve a world where healthcare has no limits.

Data Addendum

To explore more quantitative survey data insights, including a breakdown by country surveyed and clinical role (physicians, nurses, technologists/technicians/therapists), download the Reimagining Better Health data addendum.

* Questions relating to technology solutions addressed survey respondents general perceptions and experiences with technology within their facilities and made no reference to any specific solutions or vendors. Any references in this study to technology are inclusive of the entire spectrum of medical technology, such as medical devices, software solutions, electronic patient records and other digital workflow solutions.