In trying to think about the future of health care, thoughtful, intelligent people often ask, “Why can’t we just let the free market operate in health care? That would drive down costs and drive up quality.” They point to the successes of competition in other...
When the terrorist attacks of 9/11 hit the United States, and suddenly we were plunged into war, first in Afghanistan and then in Iraq, I don’t remember anyone demanding that the wars be “deficit neutral.” No one talked about whether we could afford them. They were...
At this week’s Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco, we interviewed innovators in healthcare IT. Here’s the first interview, Dr. Lou Cornacchia, a neurosurgeon who has spent 5 years developing a fully integrated electronic medical record system for...
Wonks and geeks – that's who we need to build the next health care. Wonks (policy types) are in the forefront right now. But the geeks (tech types) are working away, like lemurs in the final age of the dinosaurs, filling the ecological niches that are...
