Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
The Doctors Company and TDC Group

Across the U.S., healthcare systems are beset by limited resources and widening care gaps. Patients are frustrated by long wait times, fragmented care, inaccessible services, and extraordinary costs. These challenges are forcing leaders to pursue new solutions, including artificial intelligence (AI) tools, expanded roles for advanced practice clinicians (APCs), and innovative business models.

Executive Summary

Frontline clinicians contend with worsening physician shortages, nuclear verdicts driving up professional liability costs, and an alarming expansion of medical care deserts, especially for maternity care. For patients, these issues translate into unmet needs, eroding trust, and a growing sense that the system is not working for them.

Evolving technologies powered by AI offer opportunities for U.S. healthcare organizations, but they also raise pressing questions about patient safety, privacy, and practitioner liability. Meanwhile, retail giants like CVS, reeling from unsustainable experiments in healthcare delivery, are pivoting to newer strategies, while pharmaceutical companies are expanding into telehealth and direct care services. These shifts complicate efforts to provide seamless, patient-centered care and maintain accurate, comprehensive medical records.

Each year, TDC Group predicts emerging healthcare trends over the next decade, focusing on the challenges, risks, and opportunities that shape the industry.

Read the predictions - Healthcare 2035 Report