Collection of Healthcare Predictions & Trends for 2020

** Updated January 23, 2020 **

November has historically marked the start of "Prediction Season" when healthcare experts, thought leaders, consultants, and others with some connection to the healthcare industry share predictions and trends they expect in 2020 and beyond.

For the fifth year in a row – I’m sharing a list of lists I believe are fit for sharing. As you might predict, many of these lists are created by large research and consultancies like Deloitte, Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, Gartner, and PWC. Others come from journalists and industry leaders like Michael Rogers and Dr. Sachin Jain.

Note: Some lists are cleverly veiled marketing pieces or other largely worthless itemizations with a click-bait title. These types of lists are not included in my list.

Previous Lists of Healthcare Predictions Most Popular of All My Blog Posts

The following four lists of healthcare predictions and trends have been among my most popular blog posts over the last four years. And I get that sharing links to other's work is no special feat on my account - just a service I provide for others.

2019 Collection   2018 Collection

2017 Collection   2016 Collection

Healthcare Predictions & Trends - 2020 & Beyond

2020:Another Year of Radical Change in Healthcare

7 predictions from health IT execs about what lies ahead in 2020

10 Health Care Industry Predictions For The Year 2020

9 health technologies every executive should be excited about in 2020

9 Healthcare Predictions for 2020 and Beyond (Part 1)

9 predictions for digital health in 2020

A futurist predicts what healthcare will look like in the late 2020s

Digital Health Predictions and Trends—What to Expect in 2020

Gartner Top Strategic Predictions for 2020 and Beyond

Healthcare and Life Sciences Predictions 2020

Healthcare Trends, Predictions and Challenges for 2020

MGMA19: 7 predictions for what lies ahead in healthcare in 2020

Predictions 2020: Medicare, Price Transparency, And Virtual Care Take Center Stage In Healthcare

Predictions 2020: Uncertainty equals opportunity for the CIO

S&P: 7 healthcare trends to watch in 2020

The Future of Healthcare: 3 Predictions for the Next Five Years (Added 12/3/19)

To 2020 And Beyond: Top Tech Trends (Added 12/3/19)

Top 8 Predictions That Will Disrupt Healthcare in 2020 (Added 12/4/19)

Healthcare trends that will rock medical care in the 2020s (Added 12/5/19)

NovuHealth CEO Tom Wicka’s top 4 predictions for 2020 (Added 12/6/19)

2020: New Decade, New Disruption (Added 12/16/19)

50 hospital C-level execs share advice, innovations, 2020 predictions and more (Added 12/16/19)

Mark Tarr's 2020 healthcare predictions (Added 12/16/19)

A Dozen Innovation Predictions For The Coming Decade (Added 12/16/19)

Top 10 Life Science and Healthcare Market Predictions for 2020 (Added 12/16/19)

My 2019 Healthcare Takeaways, Plus 2020 Predictions (Added 12/16/19)

‘Disruption’ Defined Healthcare in 2019. 2020 Will Be About Acceleration (Added 12/16/19)

What healthcare will look like in 2020: 6 predictions (Added 12/16/19)

Predictions from IT Leaders about Trends in Healthcare in 2020 (Added 12/16/19)

Looking forward 25 years: the future of medicine (Added 12/16/19)

Commentary: 10 Healthcare Predictions for 2020 (Added 12/16/19)

2019 Healthcare Technology Trends: Year in Review (Added 12/23/19)

10 health care trends to watch in 2020 (Added 12/23/19)

The Top Trends in Digital Health for 2020 (Added 12/23/19)

Predictions: What’s in Store for 2020? (Added 12/23/19)

Healthcare’s digital transformation: 5 predictions for 2020 (Added 12/23/19)

Digital Transformation in Healthcare in 2020: 7 Key Trends (Added 12/23/19)

Why Big Tech Companies Won’t Solve Healthcare’s Biggest Challenges (Added 12/23/19)

The Rewards (and the Risks) of Technology and Healthcare: Predictions for 2020 (Added 12/23/19)

5 Digital Healthcare Trends/Predictions in 2020 (Added 12/24/19)

5 trends and issues to watch in the insurance industry in 2020 (Added 12/24/19)

2020 Trends, Predictions, And Promising Applications For Technology And Healthcare (Added 12/24/19)

Executive Insights: Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2020 (Added 1/6/2020)

Healthcare trends that will rock medical care in the 2020s (Added 1/6/2020)

Healthcare Executives on Topics to Follow in 2020 (Added 1/6/2020)

Health IT predictions for 2020: Trust takes center stage (Added 1/6/2020)

Executive Insights: Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2020 (Added 1/6/2020)

Reading the tea leaves: Insights and predictions on benefits and health care in 2020 (Added 1/6/2020)

Healthcare Predictions for 2020 (Added 1/6/2020)

20/20 Vision: 9 Trends at the Heart of Tomorrow’s Healthcare (Added 1/23/2020)

2020 Digital Health Predictions (Added 1/23/2020)

CEO's Corner: Health Leaders Reflect on 2019 & Look Ahead to 2020 (Added 1/23/2020)

Digital Healthcare Growth Drivers In 2020 (Added 1/23/2020)

Healthcare 2020: Video, Vaping, Value and More (Added 1/23/2020)

Looking ahead to 2020: The next big thing in healthcare (Added 1/23/2020)

Seven for the Twenties: A Futurist Looks at the Next Decade – [d.] the deductible (Added 1/23/2020)

The Boldest Healthcare Prediction For 2020: Business As Usual (Added 1/23/2020)

Niche Area Healthcare Predictions & Trends

Cleveland Clinic Predicts Top 10 Medical Innovations For 2020

Top of Mind for Top Health Systems 2019

12 innovations that will revolutionize the future of medicine

4 trends and concepts on healthcare reform

5 Trends In Healthcare Cloud Computing For 2020

Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2020

Top Trends in Health Insurance

What's the future of the hospital? 4 healthcare executives on the biggest challenges facing healthcare in 2020

Cybersecurity of connected healthcare 2020: Overview and predictions (Added 12/3/19)

IoT, Artificial Intelligence and Device Design: 2020 Healthcare Predictions (Added 12/3/19)

Top 5 IT Predictions For 2020 (Added 12/3/19)

Top 5 Health Policy Predictions for 2020 (Added 12/23/19)

4 Population Health Predictions for 2020 (Added 12/24/19)

Home Health Executive Forecast: 2020 Trends, Challenges & Opportunities (Added 12/24/19)

8 Policy Changes to Expect in 2020 (Added 12/5/19)

Social Determinants of Health Trends in 2020: The End of the Beginning? (Added 12/23/19)

Andreessen Horowitz VC Julie Yoo healthcare predictions for 2020 (Added 12/23/19)

3 cybersecurity predictions for 2020 (Added 1/6/2020)

Blockchain and healthcare predictions for 2020 (Added 1/6/2020)

2020 predictions: Health tech suppliers on what’s in store (Added 1/6/2020)

10 Predictions for Healthcare Regulation and Legislation in 2020 (Added 1/6/2020)

10 Predictions For Healthcare Regulation And Legislation In 2020 - Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences (Added 1/23/2020)

2020 predictions: Health tech suppliers on what’s in store (Added 1/23/2020)

5 Healthcare Technology Trends to Watch in 2020 (Added 1/23/2020)

7 Hot Health Care Industry Sectors for Investment, Growth & Consolidation in 2020  (Added 1/23/2020)

Patient centricity in pharma: Predictions for 2020 and beyond (Added 1/23/2020)

The Top Home Health Trends of 2020? (Added 1/23/2020)

Health Care in 2019: Year in Review (Added 1/23/2020)

More Healthcare Predictions & Trends Coming Soon One prediction you can be sure to come true is that more ‘Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends’ lists will be released over the next few weeks as 2019 winds down. As in previous posts, I’ll update this post with new information as I find them.  So bookmark this page – or better yet – subscribe to this blog and/or follow me on Twitter so you’re easily kept in the loop on what to expect in 2020 and beyond. Share Your List of Healthcare Predictions If you have any of your own predictions or know of lists that I can add to this post, please share them in the comments or send them to me at info@shimcode.com. I'll add them and attribute them to you - if you want me to do so.