How will technological changes in the provision and delivery of healthcare influence work and employment in the sector—historically an important source of jobs for workers without a college degree? And, to what extent can developers, employers, worker organizations, and policymakers act to encourage the diffusion of technologies that—at minimum—mitigate technology’s downward pressures on wages and employment, and, perhaps, even augment job quality?
This study—one of a set of industry-specific, mixed-method investigations into the determinants and impact of technological change in a single sector—aims to engage myriad stakeholders to shed light on the ways that emerging technologies in healthcare will influence employment, wages, and skill requirements in the sector. Results will be conveyed not only through academic writings, but through reports aimed at policymakers, worker organizations, and others.