Part 2 in the transformation series to help you meet today's operational needs while investing for the future.
Looking for Part 1? Read Fund the future without breaking the bank for more insights.
A multi-year technology roadmap, that integrates financial and operational goals, is essential for balancing today’s demands with tomorrow’s opportunities. By prioritizing scalability and flexibility, it supports sustainable growth, operational stability, and adaptability to evolving market and system needs.
Futureproof technology ecosystems
To build sustainable long-term success, consider these technology principles:
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Maximize existing assets. Ensure your installed base is delivering maximum benefit. Are there unused features that can unlock efficiencies?
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Manage Lifecycles. Retire or reallocate aging equipment based on clinical needs and acuity rather than a one-for-one replacement. This ensures the right technology is where it’s needed most, maximizing asset value.
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Plan for obsolescence. Anticipate technology obsolescence with proactive planning to minimize disruption and avoid unnecessary costs.
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Prioritize Scalability. Integrating technologies that grow with evolving needs can help ensure consistency even with mixed-age fleets. Many can now be upgraded or offer scalable platforms for future expansion.
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Play the long game. Think in decades rather than years. A programmatic approach, with workflow and technology assessments, can reveal big opportunities, boost cross-team collaboration, and help create integrated ecosystems that foster growth.
By adopting this approach, health systems can create resilient ecosystems that support immediate needs and prepare for sustainable success in the future.
Consider a sustainable solution
A Care Alliance with GE HealthCare is a strategic, long-term collaboration tailored to a health system’s unique priorities. These relationships combine expert guidance with customizable technology and service solutions to help achieve complex goals faster. It’s a fresh approach to shared, sustainable growth.
Explore Care Alliance
Start with the right allies
Technology integration requires expert guidance and trusted collaborators. Value-based partners work closely with health system teams to help align investments with clinical and operational goals, supporting the full lifecycle of implementation and beyond. They co-develop roadmaps that align people, processes, and technology to ensure measurable outcomes over time.
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Governance frameworks. Partners help co-develop and execute strategic initiatives by setting clear KPIs and aligning technology with long-term goals, ensuring accountability and sustained progress throughout implementation.
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Flexible financial solutions. These allies can provide predictable long-term expenditures supporting innovation while allowing adaptability to future needs.
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Integration and change management support. They help ensure smooth adoption and enhanced ROI.
Now is the time to align today’s actions with tomorrow’s ambitions and deliver on the promise of system-wide transformation that drives both resilience and growth.
Continue reading the series:
- Navigating Complexity—The hidden costs of adopting healthcare technologies at scale
- The Power of Integration—How connected people, processes, and technology unlock new value for health systems
- Part 1 - A Balancing Act in Transformation: Fund the future without breaking the bank —Meet today’s operational needs while investing for the future
