Quantum Technologies Strategic Imperatives for Health and Healthcare Leaders 2025

Quantum for enablers4 Enablers set up the infrastructure, standards and security frameworks to advance health- focused pilots. With record patient backlogs, healthcare systems are under mounting pressure to deliver faster, more precise and more resilient care. Yet adoption of advanced technologies often stalls when infrastructure, standards and security frameworks are not in place. Data networks remain vulnerable to emerging threats, interoperability gaps slow clinical integration and hospitals face barriers accessing the computational resources needed to evaluate new solutions. Frontier diagnostic solutions face their own adoption constraints, as hospitals operate under tight capital budgets and must meet multiple layers of regulation requirements before those diagnostic tools can reach patients. Talent pipelines are also strained, with limited programmes preparing clinicians, data scientists and IT staff to operate at the frontier of quantum-enabled care. Without coordinated action, promising pilots risk remaining isolated rather than scaling into daily practice. Shaping the future of healthcare will require regulatory authorities, standard setters, global and national health agencies, and infrastructure providers to work collaboratively, establishing clear rules for quantum technologies deployment while ensuring the infrastructure is in place to protect patients’ health. Key enablers to advance health-focused pilots FIGURE 4 Key enablersRegulatory bodies Infrastructure and security Training and workforce Funding mechanismsInteroperabilityJoint provider– industry testbeds Source: World Economic Forum and Accenture. Quantum Technologies: Strategic Imperatives for Health and Healthcare Leaders 21