Digital technology

This morning I logged in to my bank account on my smartphone, checked my balance, transferred some funds, and rated the service received for a book that I ordered online—all before my morning shower.  I then sent an email to my boss explaining that I would be late today because it was going to take me most of the morning, including travel time, to attend a ten minute follow-up appointment at my local outpatient clinic. Why is health care so far behind the times?

This was the topic we recently explored at a breakfast session at the Nuffield Trust’s 2011 Health Strategy Summit....