Cloud-First Architectures And AI: The Dual Engines Driving Healthcare's Transformation
AiTHORITY, Thursday, April 10th, 2025
Healthcare's rising costs, growing patient volumes, and workforce shortages have left the industry at a tipping point.
These inherent challenges are further compounded by the fact that by 2050, the number of adults over 85 is predicted to triple, which will intensify the strain on an already stretched system. While these challenges aren't new, they are becoming harder to work around.
And at the same time, there's an urgent push to improve patient outcomes while making operations more efficient-all while the cost of care continues to climb. The American Hospital Association reported that hospitals' labor costs, which, on average, account for 60% of a hospital's budget, increased by more than $42.5 billion between 2021 and 2023. How do we balance it all?