Zivian Health Shares 2024 Healthcare Trends Predictions: Embracing Tech to Address Staffing Shortages, Patient Care

Zivian Health, Inc., a healthcare platform teaming together nurse practitioners and physician assistants to physicians, has announced the five most crucial trends set to significantly influence the healthcare industry in 2024.

In response to the high demand for healthcare professionals and over 2 million annual job openings — a 40% growth rate surpassing the average for all other occupations—healthcare organizations are seeking technological solutions to address this pressing issue.

These significant trends come from the need to shorten the gap in healthcare staffing, highlighting the importance of a quick and tech-driven approach to meet the industry's rapid growth and evolving needs.

“The staffing shortage has created a tipping point in healthcare that only technology can solve,” said Rafid Fadul, MD, founder and CEO of Zivian, in a press release. “We are witnessing firsthand where digital healthcare solutions are improving patient care and reducing burnout among providers.”

According to Fadul, the five trends that will transform digital healthcare include:

• AI Revolution: Artificial Intelligence is set to transform healthcare, freeing professionals from paperwork, streamlining tasks, and improving the precision of medical records.
• Entrepreneurship Boom: Physicians are embracing SaaS platforms for lucrative collaborations, while NPs are using SaaS technology to launch their healthcare ventures, ushering in a new era of entrepreneurship.
• Mobile Accessibility: Mobile-friendly SaaS platforms bridge healthcare accessibility gaps, enabling secure access, collaboration, and communication via smartphones and tablets—enhancing flexibility and efficiency, particularly in healthcare deserts.
• Data Security and Compliance: SaaS platforms prioritize robust data security and compliance with healthcare regulations, ensuring protection of patient information. Secure messaging tools, compliant with regulations like HIPAA, facilitate secure communication among NPs, PAs and doctors.
• Real-time Collaboration Tools: SaaS platforms integrate with remote monitoring devices, allowing healthcare providers to track patient vitals and chronic conditions remotely. Features like video conferencing, screen sharing, digital translations and interactive whiteboards facilitate virtual collaboration.