2018 Year-End Reflections & Emerging Trends in Healthcare with Zeev Neuwirth

Dear Listeners, I promised you a lively interview to close out the year on Creating a New Healthcare, and thanks to the assistance of my colleague, Dr. Lisa Gualtieri, I hope this one won't disappoint.   In this episode, the tables are once again turned - as Lisa interviews me on how my expectations for healthcare in 2018 have played out, and what I see as trends in 2019. It's a bit anxiety-provoking to be interviewed for your own podcast without knowing the questions in advance; but Lisa did an expert job of keeping the dialogue focused on the major shifts, tensions and emergent trends in healthcare.To give you a taste of what you'll hear, here are some of the questions posed:What were the trends you predicted a year ago and how accurate were you?This year, the podcast focused on topics like the shift to consumerism in healthcare. How do you see that benefiting healthcare and what's on the horizon in 2019?The social determinants of health have been a theme throughout many of the podcasts. Is that something that will be given a lot more attention in 2019?Is the issue of physician burnout going to be better addressed in 2019?What's coming next in 2019 for Creating a New Healthcare?Towards the end of the podcast, I put out a request to the ‘Creating a New Healthcare’ community. I’m hoping that you’ll respond in that I very much would like to hear your thoughts and recommendations. We will be back in 2019, with our first episode planned for January 10th.    I wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season and a joyous New Year.! And, as always, express my tremendous gratitude for your continued interest and support in creating a new healthcare.   Zeev