# Business Agility * **Definition:** Business Agility in healthcare refers to the ability of healthcare organizations to rapidly adapt to changes in the market, regulatory environment, and patient needs while maintaining operational efficiency and delivering high-quality care. This includes the capacity to implement new technologies, adjust workflows, and respond to emerging trends in a timely manner. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / Business Agility ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Business Agility**, for healthcare technology leaders * 4.5K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/16/2025 | [**Health & Wellness Devices Market Forecast to Surpass Revenues of $900 Billion by 2030**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/health-wellness-devices-market-forecast-132000785.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 5/5/2025 | [**Redefining Competitiveness: The Impact of Digital Transformation Consulting - CIOReview**](https://www.cioreview.com/news/redefining-competitiveness-the-impact-of-digital-transformation-consulting-nid-40963-cid-238.html) | [[CIO Review]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**IFS Launches Accelerator to Help SAP Customers Rapidly Migrate to IFS Cloud and Unlock ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ifs-launches-accelerator-to-help-sap-customers-rapidly-migrate-to-ifs-cloud-and-unlock-new-value-302435710.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/16/2025 | [**Precision Medicine Group Names Pharma Services Innovator, Eric Hodgins, as Chief ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/precision-medicine-group-names-pharma-services-innovator-eric-hodgins-as-chief-information-and-technology-officer-302429274.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 3/27/2025 | [**Service Integration and Management Market is expected to generate a revenue of USD ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/integration-management-market-expected-generate-140000667.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 3/21/2025 | [**The new health system C-suite buzzword**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/the-new-health-system-c-suite-buzzword/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/12/2025 | [**60f Treasurers See Role as Financial GPS for Transportation Sector**](https://www.pymnts.com/transportation/2025/60percent-of-treasurers-see-role-as-financial-gps-for-transportation-sector/) | [[PYMTScom]] | | 2/28/2025 | [**Mohammad (mo) Islam - Associate Director - UnitedHealth Group - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammadmoislam) | [[Linkedin]] | | 2/27/2025 | [**Caregility Unveils Next-Gen Virtual Care Coordination and AI-Powered Innovation at HIMSS 2025**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/caregility-unveils-next-gen-virtual-162000526.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/15/2025 | [**Healthcare M: A promising landscape for 2025 - Viewpoint**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/healthcare-m-a-outlook-a-promising-landscape-for-2025-viewpoint) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 1/29/2025 | [**Hyper Automation Market is expected to generate a revenue of USD 3.86 Billion by 2031 ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hyper-automation-market-is-expected-to-generate-a-revenue-of-usd-3-86-billion-by-2031--globally-at-18-25-cagr-verified-market-research-302363218.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/29/2025 | [**Hyper Automation Market is expected to generate a revenue of USD 3.86 Billion by 2031 ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hyper-automation-market-expected-generate-151500551.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/28/2025 | [**Syncari Named as a Representative Vendor in the 2024 Gartner® Market Guide for Master ...**](https://www.prweb.com/releases/syncari-named-as-a-representative-vendor-in-the-2024-gartner-market-guide-for-master-data-management-solutions-302361797.html) | [[PRWeb]] | | 1/7/2025 | [**High Growth Tech And 2 Other Prominent Stocks With Potential Expansion - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/high-growth-tech-2-other-090301975.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/25/2024 | [**The Rise Of The Self-Driving Enterprise: Efficiency, Innovation And Ethical Challenges**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2024/12/26/the-rise-of-the-self-driving-enterprise-efficiency-innovation-and-ethical-challenges/) | [[Forbes]] | | 12/23/2024 | [**United States Digital Transformation Market 2024-2029: Cloud Investments and Strategic ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/united-states-digital-transformation-market-160700801.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 11/20/2024 | [**Personify Health Bolsters Leadership Team with New Digital Transformation Head and ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/personify-health-bolsters-leadership-team-with-new-digital-transformation-head-and-information-security-expert-302310613.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/19/2024 | [**Rubrik Delivers Cyber Resilience Solution for Microsoft Azure Blob Storage**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241119672620/en/Rubrik-Delivers-Cyber-Resilience-Solution-for-Microsoft-Azure-Blob-Storage/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 11/19/2024 | [**Rubrik Delivers Cyber Resilience Solution for Microsoft Azure Blob Storage - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rubrik-delivers-cyber-resilience-solution-180000790.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 11/7/2024 | [**Benefits of Low Code App Modernization for Enterprises - by Rosy Williams - Medium**](https://medium.com/@rosywilliams99/benefits-of-low-code-app-modernization-for-enterprises-c55d8696076f) | [[Medium]] | | 11/4/2024 | [**Transforming Business Through AI the Focus of ISG Digital Business Summit**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241104843920/en/Transforming-Business-Through-AI-the-Focus-of-ISG-Digital-Business-Summit) | [[Business Wire]] | | 11/4/2024 | [**Transforming Business Through AI the Focus of ISG Digital Business Summit**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241104843920/en/Transforming-Business-Through-AI-the-Focus-of-ISG-Digital-Business-Summit/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 11/4/2024 | [**Transforming Business Through AI the Focus of ISG Digital Business Summit**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241104843920/en/Transforming-Business-Through-AI-the-Focus-of-ISG-Digital-Business-Summit/) | [[Business Wire]] | | 10/25/2024 | [**Q1 2025 Western Digital Corp Earnings Call**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/q1-2025-western-digital-corp-133801031.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 8/26/2024 | [**Knowledge Graph Market Statistical Forecast, Trade Analysis - openPR.com**](https://www.openpr.com/news/3634878/knowledge-graph-market-statistical-forecast-trade-analysis) | openpr.com | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **FPT Software**: An IT firm enhancing business agility through cloud modernization. - **Nationwide Building Society**: Utilizes Red Hat technologies to improve application development and operational efficiency, enhancing business agility. - **Caregility Corporation**: A healthcare technology company focused on innovative care coordination and ambient AI solutions to enhance virtual care and optimize clinical workflows. - **Melissa Lee**: A representative from Emerson discussing the DeltaV Workflow Management solution aimed at enhancing agility in healthcare manufacturing. - **Andy Sajous**: A leader in digital transformation discussing the trade-offs between building and buying AI tools in healthcare. - **Innovators Hub Asia**: Launched aiLabs to provide tailored AI solutions and AI Talent as a Service, enhancing efficiency and innovation across industries including healthcare. - **Boomi**: A cloud integration platform that enhances operational efficiency and data management for various industries, including healthcare. - **Abundant Health Acquisition (aha!)**: Partnering with Kyruus Health to create seamless patient journeys in healthcare. - **EvoluteIQ**: Provides an Intelligent Business Automation Platform that integrates low-code/no-code capabilities and advanced AI technologies. - **HealthEdge**: Provider of healthcare technology solutions for operational efficiency. - **Guidewire**: A technology provider that offers cloud-based solutions for the insurance industry, enhancing business agility and customer service. - **Johnson Controls**: A technology company focusing on AI to enhance operational efficiency. - **Henry Ford Health**: A leading academic medical center collaborating with AHSA to improve physician workforce management and operational agility. - **Hyperlink InfoSystem**: An AWS Partner offering customized cloud services and support for businesses migrating to the cloud, focusing on AI/ML integration. - **Sonata Software**: Provider of IntellQA, a testing automation platform aimed at enhancing software delivery. - **Rubrik**: A company providing cyber resilience solutions, focusing on data security for cloud services. - **Rubrik, Inc.**: A cloud data management company focusing on cybersecurity and resilience, particularly in the healthcare sector. - **Kyndryl**: A global IT services company partnering with Nerdio to enhance capabilities in delivering tailored solutions for cloud environments. - **Kebra Tynan**: Another representative from Emerson focusing on operational efficiency in advanced therapy medicinal products. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Innovators Hub Asia and aiLabs**: Aims to make AI accessible for businesses of all sizes, focusing on rapid prototyping and agile methodologies. - **Accenture and IBM**: Contributing to the growth of IT and BPO services in India through application outsourcing. - **Cognizant and IBM**: Collaboration to launch a FinOps Center of Excellence to help enterprises manage complexity and modernize applications. - **Thoughtful AI**: Launch of specialized AI Agents for automating healthcare revenue cycle management, enhancing operational efficiency. - **FPT Software and major tech companies**: Partnerships with AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud to facilitate digital transformation. - **L7 Informatics and ZAETHER**: A strategic partnership to combine L7's software platform with ZAETHER's consulting expertise to enhance operational excellence in life sciences. - **Edifecs and HealthEdge**: Their partnership aims to reduce implementation times and maintenance efforts for healthcare data exchange, enhancing agility for health plans. - **Lockheed Martin and IBM**: Collaborating to integrate IBM's AI models into Lockheed's tools to enhance efficiency and resource optimization. - **1touch.io and Healthcare**: 1touch.io's MSPM product aims to improve data visibility and compliance in healthcare by integrating mainframe data with enterprise data. - **Henry Ford Health and AHSA**: This partnership aims to enhance physician workforce management and operational agility, addressing staffing challenges. - **Apexon and EvoluteIQ**: Strategic partnership to develop AI-driven hyper-automation solutions, enhancing productivity and minimizing operational complexity. - **Hyperlink InfoSystem and AWS**: Partnership to leverage AWS technologies for advanced cloud services across multiple sectors, including healthcare. - **Sonata Software and a US-based Technology Company**: A $73 million engagement to improve digital strategy through AI-powered modernization engineering. - **WSIB and Guidewire**: WSIB migrated to Guidewire Cloud to modernize its technology and improve customer value. - **Nerdio and Kyndryl**: Collaborating to support IT modernization through co-creation activities, enhancing technical integration and knowledge sharing. - **WinWire and Relativity**: WinWire's partnership with Relativity focuses on modernizing applications to enhance business agility and operational efficiency. - **Kyruus Health and aha!**: Formed a strategic partnership to integrate care access platforms with low-code/no-code solutions for improved patient experiences. - **Rubrik and Microsoft**: Rubrik's partnership with Microsoft enhances data security for Azure Blob Storage. - **Consero Global and Planful**: This partnership integrates AI-driven solutions for financial planning and analysis. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Business Process-as-a-Service (BPaaS)**: Increasingly adopted by healthcare organizations to enhance operational agility and focus on core competencies. - **Cloud Migration**: Organizations are increasingly migrating to cloud environments to enhance operational agility and improve customer experiences. - **Hyperautomation**: Emerging trend where AI, RPA, and machine learning converge to create self-optimizing processes, enhancing agility. - **Cloud Modernization**: FPT Software's Cloud Modernization Factory optimizes cloud programs to improve business agility. - **Microservice Architecture**: Improves agility, security, and modularity in healthcare IT systems, facilitating easier iteration and modernization. - **Hyper Automation**: Integrating AI and automation technologies to enhance operational efficiency across industries. - **Modern Data Engineering**: The shift to real-time data pipelines enhances decision-making and business agility in healthcare organizations. - **aiLabs Initiative**: Focuses on rapid prototyping, agile methodologies, and continuous improvement to deliver effective AI solutions in healthcare. - **Application Modernization Services Market**: Projected to grow significantly, driven by cloud adoption and the need for improved scalability and performance. - **Low Code Platforms**: Low code app modernization is enabling healthcare organizations to improve agility and operational efficiency by streamlining application development. - **Intelligent Automation**: Increasing adoption of AI-driven solutions to enhance operational efficiency and maintain competitiveness in the healthcare sector. - **Low-Code Platforms**: Transforming business processes in healthcare by enabling quick adaptations to regulatory changes and evolving patient needs. - **Healthcare IT Innovations**: Focus on leveraging cloud strategies and AI to manage massive data volumes and improve operational efficiency. - **Generative AI**: Accenture's collaboration with Unilever to implement generative AI aims to enhance business agility and operational efficiency across industries, including healthcare. - **DeltaV Workflow Management**: A SaaS-based solution introduced by Emerson to improve agility and efficiency in pharmaceutical manufacturing. - **Self-Driving Enterprise**: A future concept where businesses autonomously manage operations using AI and automation. - **Digital Transformation Initiatives**: UC Health's Digital Council prioritizes digital transformation efforts to manage new technologies and educate staff. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Regulatory Constraints**: Adopting Agile methodologies in medtech can be challenging due to strict regulations, impacting product development efficiency. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: Healthcare leaders face significant challenges, emphasizing the need for agile decision-making in response to rapid changes. - **Technical Debt**: Outdated systems create technical debt, hindering agility and operational efficiency in healthcare organizations. - **Transition Management**: Challenges associated with transitioning from capital to operational expenditures during cloud migration. - **Workforce Shortages and Burnout**: Caregility's solutions address these issues while advancing virtual care models. - **Skill Gaps**: The need for specialized skills in managing advanced technologies like AI and cloud computing poses a challenge for many organizations. - **Workforce Displacement**: Concerns about job displacement due to automation and the need for effective change management. - **Integration Complexities**: Organizations face challenges in adopting modern data engineering solutions due to data quality and privacy compliance. - **Integration Issues**: Legacy systems and interoperability challenges can hinder the adoption of new technologies in healthcare. - **Budget Constraints**: Despite expectations for increased AI adoption, tight enterprise budgets keep AI technology largely in the experimental phase. - **Integration Complexity**: High initial implementation costs and integration complexities hinder the adoption of new technologies. - **Data Security**: As organizations migrate to cloud services, concerns about data security and compliance remain paramount. - **Labor Shortages**: Healthcare providers are dealing with labor shortages and operational inefficiencies, impacting patient care and financial performance. - **Data Management in Healthcare**: The healthcare sector is projected to experience a data explosion, requiring efficient data management strategies. - **Data Security and Compliance**: Healthcare organizations face challenges in ensuring data security and compliance when integrating legacy systems with modern technologies. - **Legacy Systems**: Pose risks of data inaccessibility and increased vulnerability to cyberattacks, necessitating a cleanup process for better data management. - **CIO Reluctance**: Healthcare CIOs are hesitant to commit to long-term AI contracts due to the rapidly evolving technology landscape. - **AI Ethical Concerns**: Healthcare leaders must navigate ethical implications surrounding AI technologies while ensuring responsible engagement. ## Related Topics [[Agile Transformation]]