This white paper is based on a BioTechX 2025 roundtable, where healthcare innovators and technology leaders explored opportunities to reduce avoidable admissions and improve patient journeys. The discussion focused on major challenges posed by Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations (PAHs) to healthcare systems worldwide. PAHs are associated with complications of treatable chronic conditions, and their prevalence signals gaps in primary care access, quality, and management.

These hospitalizations can be prevented with timely, integrated healthcare services amplified by AI solutions that strengthen system resilience, participants said. This paper summarizes key challenges and opportunities for reducing PAHs worldwide and advancing patient-centric, AI-enabled care.