CHCF CEO Says Health 2.0 Could Change the Industry
During a keynote speech at the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco on Monday, Mark Smith -- CEO and president of the California HealthCare Foundation -- said, "Health 2.0 has the promise to change the health care industry"Â and that health reform is essential for innovation and the rollout of the health 2.0 business model. CHCF publishes California Healthline. He added that the future of health care and the economy depends on innovators finding new ways to rein in health care costs. Smith noted that CHCF has established an innovation fund to help entrepreneurs in the health care industry "innovate, spread and change the world."
- "What's Holding Back Health IT Innovation?" (Versel, InformationWeek, 9/27).
- "Health 2.0 Poised To 'Change the World'" (Enrado, Healthcare IT News, 9/27).