Converging Technologies for Health Information: A New Venture Frontier / Entrepreneurial Opportunities: the $40 Billion Stimulus and Beyond. MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego. With billions of stimulus funding, the US government is encouraging national adoption of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. At least $19B will be going into payment to providers for adopting “meaningful use” of “interoperable Electronic health record (EHR) technology.” More is being directed into “Health Information Exchanges” to provide a means for EHRs to communicate. Through all this government spending, an infrastructure for storing and transmitting digital medical data will be created. Where are the most attractive opportunities for entrepreneurial businesses in this dynamic market? How can entrepreneurs create value with the explosion of technologies for medical information and the evolving generation, management, and use of electronic medical data? See http://www.connect.org |