Is there a shortage of healthcare talent in the United States? The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a growing talent gap that will only worsen. Accenture Strategy sees the situation differently.
The population is growing and aging, creating higher demand for healthcare services across the care ecosystem, particularly for healthcare providers. However, rising demand for service does not equate to rising demand for clinicians.
New technologies are shifting the way work gets done, freeing clinicians from routine physical and administrative tasks, while also augmenting providers’ ability to deliver more personalized treatment plans and quality care, more quickly.