1、Stanford Medicine 2020 Health Trends Report The Rise of the Data-Driven Physician 2 Since its inception, the Stanford Medicine Health Trends Report has examined the most consequential developments and technologies that are changing health care delivery. Our 2020 report describes a health care sector
2、 that is undergoing seismic shifts, fueled by a maturing digital health market, new health laws that accelerate data sharing, and regulatory traction for artificial intelligence in medicine. In 2020 and beyond, these trends have enormous implications for patients, influencing how they will experienc
3、e health care as well as the services they may soon have access to. But to truly understand how this future is taking shape for patients, we felt it was critical to start by asking those who will be directing their care. As a proxy for the health care delivery system, Stanford Medicine conducted a n
4、ational survey of physicians, residents, and medical students to understand how key health care trends will manifest themselves in the doctors office over the next decade. What we found boils down to one central idea: physicians expect new technology to transform patient care in the near term, and t
5、hey are actively preparing to integrate health data and the technologies that harness itinto the clinical setting. In other words, we are witnessing the Rise of the Data-Driven Physician. Physicians and medical students now pursue supplemental education in data-oriented subjects such as advanced sta
6、tistics, coding, and population health. And they express openness to using novel datasets, including those from health apps and wearables, as part of routine care. These developments have significant potential to advance patient care and empower tomorrows health care providers to predict, prevent, a