Presentation by Michele Holcomb, EVP, Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer, Cardinal Health, May 19th, 2021 for mHealth Israel. The pandemic accelerated and intensified key trends. Patients are more proactive in their health, Providers are taking a more holistic approach, Digital acceleration is unlocking opportunities. Patients are more proactive in their health. Online searching for health information continues to rise. People say looking up their symptoms is overwhelming, but they can’t stop. U.S. adults go online to identify a medical condition. Telehealth and home-based healthcare jumps. Telehealth makes up ~10% of physician visits; up from <1% of physician visits pre-pandemic. Hospital at home companies like Medically Home cared for 10X more patients. On-line pharmacy market accelerates. The North America online pharmacy market estimated at $31B in 2020 and it’s expected to grow 18.2% CAGR from 2020-2027. Providers are taking a more holistic approach. Social determinants of health have come into sharp focus. Economic stability, Physical environment, Education, Food Security, Community and Social Context, Healthcare Access. U.S. Population vs. COVID-19 cases. Race gaps in COVID-19 death rates. Mental health challenges escalate across the population. Significant rise in adults aged 65+ reporting anxiety or depression. More women compared to men are reporting significant increases in depression. Mental health related ER visits in youth are rising. Digital acceleration is unlocking opportunities faster than ever. Growth of digital health continues to set new records. The new gold rush: retrieving, analyzing, and leveraging data. “Most interesting” health tech M&A deals in 2020. Data and analytics critical across healthcare. Half of healthcare organizations are already using patient data predictive analytics. One third of the world’s data production (750 quadrillion bytes of data) is generated in healthcare everyday. Artificial intelligence set to transform treatment. The number of active AI startups has increased 14-fold since 2000. The healthcare AI powered tools market will exceed $34 billion by 2025.