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October 2014
Healthcare real estate assets are currently in high demand due to their resilience to market fluctuations, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the increasing age of baby boomers, not to mention that healthcare services are always a necessity.
Poised to serve two growing patient demographics, retailers are getting ambitious. More U.S. health systems could lose patients to retail companies if the seeds sown by the likes of CVS, Walgreens and Walmart take root. Fresh from quitting tobacco sales, CVS is hoping to become a key part of the American healthcare ecosystem.
The healthcare industry is undergoing massive technological changes. Here are the Top 10 that are leading the change to innovation.
With the big push toward data collecting and using data to lower costs and improve patient care, healthcare organizations are finding themselves in need of data analysts. "The focus on quality and consistency of care" is driving the demand, said Kara Chacon, senior corporate recruiter at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in Washington, where more than half of the 300-member staff is involved in analytics, research and business intelligence.
Healthcare REITs are on track to rank within the top three capital raisers by property sector for 2014. US Healthcare Care REITs collectively raised $6.92 billion YTD as of September 12, 2014 ranking 3rd behind retail and specialty REITs (SNL Financial).