The government (NIH) is trying to setup new tech for connecting patients and doctors. I belive that a company that gives doctors the servers, network, and PC tablets (for an affordable monthly fee) to hold their medical records could be combined with regional servers that back-up doctors data and connect them with labs, insurance companies, pharmacy, and the patient.
I would like to lead this effort now, it does not take billions of dollars to "research" a secure EMR system, it can be done now, I just don't have the backing but I have the vision.
The most important component of the network is mining the data (securely and with privacy) and making the database smart enough to correlate symptoms with conditions and medications.
User could be government agencies (CDC, etc.) and local government to ward off everything from an epidemic to, god forbid, some type of biological attack.
2007-05-23 07:50:05 · 1 answers · asked by be2j2m 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
It's not a new idea, and there are quite a few companies up and running. Many clinics, hospitals, gvt and private agencies have bought these systems. Larger medical practices are buying them at a good clip.
Assuming that you have a superior system than can work seamlessly with existing databases, you have to develop a business plan to present to banks, venture capitalists or other lenders. Then you have to convince all the health care providers that your system is superior. Not an easy task.
2007-05-23 08:27:21 · answer #1 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋