Question: what's the one indicator you'd look for which forecasts significant disruption to traditional healthcare delivery ? Answer : decreasing admissions to hospitals . Hospitals have realized decreased volume and are losing patients to alternative settings for treatment. With the rise in better home-based care and enabled technology and devises, the healthcare industry will continue to provide what has been traditional hospital-based services in alternative care settings . My opinion? Every one will be happier for it..except those who make their money from hospitals . Selected Excerpt : “Studies have shown that patients with heart failure, pneumonia and some serious infections can be given intravenous antibiotics and other hospital-level treatments at home by visiting nurses. These “hospital at home” programs usually lead to more rapid recoveries, at a lower cost.” …see more