“As we emerge from the pandemic, health care leaders worldwide are embarking on a 'reboot,'” according to Jan Kimpen, chief medical officer of Royal Philips.
Philips Asks Health Care Leaders: How Ready Are You For The Global Health Care Challenge?
Major survey shows digital reset, staffing and sustainability dominate agendas in the post-COVID world of shifting health care priorities
Every year since 2016, Royal Philips has polled health care leaders for their views on trends in the market, providing useful information for the wider medtech industry as it shapes its response to evolving needs. The Future Health Index 2022 shows that industry is finally looking beyond COVID-19.

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