It seems that the face of healthcare is changing with the advent of the walk-in clinics..this area it seems is growing by leaps and bounds. It solves the supply chain security end to end versus the model of current our silo based healthcare system. When you make things easy for the consumer it just naturally creates a new business model.
http://www.walgreens.com/topic/pharmacy/healthcare-clinic/our-services.jsp
Not only are the integrated delivery networks in the business of the delivery of care; but also retail establishments like above mentioned are coming up everywhere. Hospital emergency rooms do not often support the efficiencies of care (unless it is real emergency) and how long do you have to wait these days to see your family doctor? At the end of the day..the consumer should be empowered to make his/her own decision.
The What If....
I would like to see the BluStor card being "The card" for not only your complete medical record that "you carry with you", but also the payment system. This one card would have your complete medical history, all medications, a past EKG, and also your eye prescription, dental records...everything. The size and thickness of a credit card.
For the first time..."you the patient" are in control of your personal and medical information. Why should not you be?
The strong multi-factor biometric finger print and facial authentication, prevents hackers to get to your medical data. The Cybergate platform.
Gone are the days of trying to get information from multiple different places with systems that are not maybe "secure enough" that "never" will be fully integrated...at least not in my lifetime.
