How Technology Has Empowered A New Wave Of Health Industry Entrepreneurs

November 4, 2015

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By Jay Melican (original source Forbes)

“We spend nearly twice as much per capita on healthcare as our peer nations. Shouldn’t that mean we are twice as healthy? Not exactly. The United States’s healthcare system ranks last among 11 developed countries. The urgency to build lower-cost but effective prevention, care and treatment is clear.

While there are many experts tackling various healthcare issues, the democratization of technology is giving rise to a new movement of makers who are identifying innovation gaps, tinkering and hacking today’s solutions to make healthcare services more affordable, practical and useful in everyday settings.”

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