Global Information Health Networks Get a Boost

Public policy mavens have long believed that comprehensive, population-based, electronic health records and networks could improve healthcare and lower its day-to-day costs. However, existing health networks are extremely complex and often operate in silos that exclude even disparate offices of the same organization from communicating with each other. They also lack clear economic incentives that might encourage private investment. IBM and public-health groups form Global Pandemic Initiative to help stem the spread of infectious diseases