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...
(by Joe Flower, from H&HN [Hospitals and Health Networks] Weekly, 5/5/09)“Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart: the center cannot hold . . .” ...
Here are three more ways to make healthcare cheaper by making it better. These three are about smart medicine. First: It’s a dirty little secret, and if you’re not in healthcare, you might not know it, but most doctors still don’t use simple things...
Doesn’t any talk about a “cheaper” future of healthcare mean a huge loss of jobs? A fair question, but the answer is not as simple as you might think. In most communities, the hospital is one of the largest employers, if not the largest, and...
Things are changing so fast, I may have to give up calling myself a "futurist" and ratchet back to "presentist." Here's the latest: For several years now, in talks and columns, I have described a future healthcare in which you could easily look...
Plenty of health care processes are ripe for automationby Joe FlowerFrom H&HN Most Wired, November 10, 2006When I buy an airline ticket online, I specify a seat and check the box for a vegetarian meal. At the airport, I use a credit card or anything with an...
