Coordinating a distributed healthcare workforce is complicated. Home health agencies, telehealth providers, and staffing firms all face the same operational challenge: coordinating clinicians across locations, regulatory requirements, and fluctuating patient demand. Even small mismatches between clinician availability and patient needs can lead to long wait times or compliance risks.
With telehealth usage remaining high and home-based care continuing to expand, healthcare in the U.S. is increasingly delivered outside traditional facilities. Today, nearly a third of the roughly $5 trillion spent on healthcare goes toward administrative work. Shearman argues that as care becomes more distributed, that administrative burden will only grow.
