This blogpost was first published on September 27th, 2007.

Milestone: This blogpost was referenced and the author quoted by the Washington Post in an article entitled, ‘New Ways to Manage Health Data’, March 2008.

In my previous blogpost (“Can Life Sciences and Healthcare enable my evolution from “Passive Patient” to “Enlightened Prosumer”?), I have articulated my vision for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and the incumbent benefits that would potentially enhance both quality and span of life, predicated on a paradigm shift – proactive, intervention based healthcare that would be far more cost-effective to deliver and yet assure timely and superior therapeutic outcomes. (more…)

This blogpost was first published on the 27th of February, 2007.

Most of the population across the Western world, especially North-America and Europe is aging, without significant replenishment, as reflected in the declining birth rates in those continents. This is both a significant challenge and an enormous opportunity. The challenge comes by way of trying to provide Medicare and Social Security for these aging baby boomers with the financial responsibility of doing so, spread over a more modestly sized young and working population. (more…)