The press and the public express concern about the U.S. healthcare system on a daily basis. But fantastic things are happening in healthcare which will transform the entire medical landscape.
We hear a lot about "healthcare reform," but while no one was looking healthcare is "re-forming" itself from the outside in, through the convergence of medical and data technologies.
7 years ago if you wanted your genome sequenced it would cost over $10 million. Today, it costs $99! In what other industry has this type of cost compression occurred?
"Rebooting Healthcare" is a presentation which explores the growing intersection between personal genomics, advancing information technology, and the use of medical data such as that found in EHRs. Ron has presented this session to tens of thousands of healthcare conference attendees.
Personal genomics data will be fused with data from a patient's EHR and decoded in hours to provide appropriate true personalized medicine. Hospitals will become trusted data banks. A patient will carry her updated EHR, insurance information, and payment systems on her mobile device. Virtual clinical trials will take place on diseases heretofore not studied. Right now your phone can take your pulse and transmit it instantly to your physician.
With the help of healthcare providers, people will become more informed about their total medical picture, and healthcare providers will benefit by fulfilling their mission in a more efficient manner.
Over the last 2 years Ron Galloway has presented his research in this area to nearly all state hospital associations, and has now started the process of organizing his research into a documentary, the purpose of which is to inform the public of the astounding changes taking place in healthcare, as well as to help healthcare organizations get a "black swan" glimpse into the future of their industry.