The Covid-19 crisis has put the spotlight on our health ecosystems. As for other sectors, COVID-19 is expected to have major long-term consequences on the healthcare industry.
The objective of this report is to identify the main market trends linked to the digitalisation of health and to understand how these trends are shaping the health ecosystems of tomorrow.
The Covid-19 crisis has accelerated some of these trends (e.g. telehealth), while new trends have emerged significantly (e.g. robotics, digital prescription, etc.). These trends are expected to drive recovery strategies, eventually profoundly transforming our current healthcare ecosystems.
Beyond digitalisation, the health sector is bound by some major challenges including the aging population, greater prevalence of chronic diseases, shortage of healthcare workers, an increasing cost along an unequal access to care.
To tackle these challenges, the European healthcare sector is now embracing digital innovations and new technologies now more than ever before. Progresses in technologies such as sensors and Internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, data analytics, blockchain, but also robotics and automation are expected to drive most of the market opportunities identified hereafter.