Healthcare: External Environment Analysis (PESTLE)
Description
Exploration of how political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors shape healthcare and digital health strategies.
Learning Objectives
IT professionals will conduct PESTLE analysis to identify risks, opportunities, and requirements influenced by the external environment and apply findings to support strategy and digital transformation initiatives.
Topics (7)
Cloud, AI, IoT, blockchain, mobile, cybersecurity, platforms, and digital adoption cycles.
Focus on funding, policy shifts, regulatory bodies, international cooperation, and impact of political change.
Public and private payer mix, market economics, inflation, global trade, cost trends, insurance models.
Patient population analysis, cultural patterns, workforce segmentation, and telehealth acceptance.
Privacy laws, liability frameworks, regulatory harmonization, global compliance, and digital rights.
Green IT, sustainable operations, water/energy/resource use, and climate change impact on healthcare.
Step-by-step development of a PESTLE analysis, stakeholder mapping, and mitigation planning.