In closing the annual American Medical Informatics Association conference in San Francisco Wednesday, Dr. Robert Wachter, chief hospitalist and chief of the medical service at nearby UCSF Medical Center, told the audience that he is “kind of an interloper in this field,” though far from a Luddite.
“Up until a couple of years ago, I couldn’t tell you the difference between an API and an APB,” Wachter quipped. But something changed.
“It is not an exaggeration to say that in the last five years, we have gone from a primarily analog business to a primarily digital business. That is a huge deal,” Wachter said. Digital health has arrived. For the full article click here
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