Much has been made about waste in healthcare, with a new government report tallying $750 billion in unnecessary costs each year – enough to insure 150 million American workers. The digitization of healthcare, from the introduction of electronic health records to the application of high tech data analytics to reveal patterns that can point to more effective treatments, is rapidly gaining ground as a force of change. Yet despite the economic opportunity this poses for our region, which is rich in both healthcare and technology talent and innovation, we may be forfeiting it to others.
While the Puget Sound region should stand to benefit through high paying jobs that blend the best of our healthcare and technology know-how, these two colossal segments of our local economy operate largely in adjoining, but walled, gardens. Now is the time to forge collaborations between the two to spur health IT leadership, entrepreneurship, and job growth.
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