Philips’ Future Health Index 2020 report reveals new insights into younger doctors’ commitment to improving healthcare du...
September 08 2020 - 4:00AM
September 8, 2020
- 61% of younger doctors ranked telehealth as the digital health
technology that would have most improved their experiences during
COVID-19, overtaking artificial intelligence (AI) (53%)
- 47% of younger doctors reported greater appreciation from
patients; 44% experienced greater collaboration with colleagues
across different skill sets
- Only 9% of younger doctors surveyed are more likely to leave
medicine as a result of their experiences during COVID-19, while
over one third (38%) are more likely to stay
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Royal
Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health
technology, today announced the results of its latest piece of
Future Health Index (FHI) 2020 research. The Future Health
Index Insights: COVID-19 and Younger Healthcare Professionals
survey supplements the main FHI 2020 report, capturing feedback
from 500 doctors under the age of 40 in five countries: the United
States of America, China, Singapore, France and Germany. The
findings reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the
attitudes and experiences of younger doctors, and how they believe
the healthcare industry should change in response.
“Healthcare professionals, including the younger generation,
have experienced unprecedented levels of stress and were often
faced with limited resources in recent months. We must acknowledge
the heroic sacrifices that frontline healthcare professionals have
endured in the fight against COVID-19. We owe it to them to listen
to their voices as we consider the future of the healthcare
industry,” said Jan Kimpen, Chief Medical Officer, Royal
Philips. “Our FHI Insights survey reveals that despite the
challenges they’ve faced, younger doctors are as committed as ever
to their vocation. The research spotlights how young doctors
perceive change, and is relevant to leaders focused on reshaping
how healthcare is being organized and delivered.”
Telehealth overtakes AI in the eyes of younger
doctorsThe COVID-19 pandemic has prompted younger doctors
to change their attitudes to the relative benefits of different
health technologies. It has led to a shift in priorities, with
younger doctors recognizing the immediate value of telehealth.
Before the pandemic, 60% of younger healthcare professionals ranked
AI as the top digital health technology that would most improve
their work satisfaction, with 39% identifying telehealth as the top
technology. 61% of younger doctors now rank telehealth as the
digital health technology that would have most improved their
experiences at this time, with AI falling to 53%.
Younger doctors surveyed believed that there is room for
improvement in how these technologies are used in everyday
practice. When asked what would have helped them leverage the
health data available to them during the height of the pandemic,
nearly half (47%) of younger doctors pointed to better integration
of healthcare data between hospitals/practices and between
different IT systems or electronic medical records.
Younger doctors want more digital technologyFor
many younger doctors, working through COVID-19 has shown what a
more technologically forward-thinking workplace could look like,
with 44% reporting the pandemic exposed them to new ways of using
digital health technologies.
As the healthcare sector prepares for the future, many younger
doctors hope these advancements will become permanent fixtures of
their post-COVID-19 workplace environments. When asked what changes
in healthcare they most hoped would become outlast the pandemic,
younger doctors ranked exposure to new types of digital health
technologies (29%), new ways to use digital health technologies
(29%), greater appreciation from patients (29%), and accelerated
availability of digital health technologies (28%) as their top
responses.
Many younger doctors are more committed than ever to
their careersThe pandemic is presenting healthcare
professionals with even greater workplace hardships and moral
dilemmas, which are very likely to exacerbate existing levels of
burnout and related mental health problems [1]. However, according
to the FHI 2020 Insights survey, many younger doctors (38%) say
they are more likely to stay in medicine as a result of their
experiences working during COVID-19. Most (53%) said COVID-19 had
no effect on them wanting to stay in or leave the profession, and
only 9% said they were more likely to leave the profession.
Many younger doctors also reported changes in their day-to-day
work during the pandemic, which could lead to increased career and
personal satisfaction. 47% reported greater appreciation from
patients, while 44% experienced greater collaboration with
colleagues across different skill sets. Younger doctors in China
stood out by reporting a deeper feeling of purpose at work (70%)
since the onset of COVID-19.
Since 2016, Philips has conducted original research to help
determine the readiness of countries to address global health
challenges and build efficient and effective
healthcare systems. For details on the Future Health
Index methodology and to access the 2020 report in its
entirety, including the FHI Insights: COVID-19 and Young Healthcare
Professionals research, visit the Future Health
Index site.
[1] National Academy of Medicine:
https://nam.edu/initiatives/clinician-resilience-and-well-being/clinician-well-being-resources-during-covid-19/
Research methodologyThe Future Health Index
Insights: COVID-19 and Younger Healthcare Professionals survey was
fielded from June 19 to July 30, 2020 in 5 countries (China,
France, Germany, Singapore and the United States of America) in
their native language. The survey was conducted online and offline
(as relevant to the needs of each country) with a sample size of
100 per country for doctors under 40 years old, who have completed
their first medical degree. The survey length was approximately 10
minutes. The total sample from the survey includes 500 doctors
under 40 years old.
For further information, please
contact:
Kathy O’Reilly Philips Global Press
Office Tel. : +1
978-221-8919 E-mail : kathy.oreilly@philips.com Twitter:
@kathyoreilly
Joost MalthaPhilips Global Press Office Tel. : +31 6 10 55
8116E-mail : joost.maltha@philips.com Twitter: @joostmaltha
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