Three rising technologies that will impact healthcare in 2018

Two emerging technologies are likely to help drag healthcare into the modern age--blockchain and artificial intelligence. And my third area of focus continues to be interoperability, enabling seamless health data exchange. We will see some significant progress in 2018 on adoption of blockchain and AI, and hopefully at least some baby steps on achieving nationwide interoperability. Interoperability Healthcare must make a shift to Interoperability 2.0--that's because health data are essentially useless if systems aren't integrated. A platform for interoperability is essential to thrive in a transformed health system.