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CHT Press Publication
Paper Kills 2.0
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“At GE, we talk about ‘healthymagination,‘ our commitment to deliver better health to more people at lower cost. Each of those goals depends upon the same solid foundation—a strong, sustainable healthcare IT infrastructure. This book, penned by some of the industry’s brightest minds, provides a brilliant blueprint through its discussion of issues reshaping healthcare today and how we can act with agility to address the inevitable changes we will face tomorrow.”
— Jeffrey R. Immelt
Chairman and CEO, GE
“As a physician, I know first-hand that information technology improves care. As a former lawmaker, I know that IT can help improve our country's healthcare system. Paper Kills 2.0 provides a wonderful description of how we can accomplish both.”
— Bill Frist, M.D.
Former Majority Leader, United States Senate
“Paper Kills 2.0 is evidence our nation is making progress in solving the complex puzzle of a connected healthcare system. Each chapter demonstrates that success requires creativity in both technology and the sociology that surrounds it. We can make computers work together, but the most important ingredient is getting people to work collaboratively. The combination creates a new frontier in human productivity.”
— Michael O. Leavitt
Former Governor of Utah;
Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
“Robust health depends on smart choices but also access to smart medical care. A vital part of that care is modern information technology. This book explains why it’s so important and how it can improve your health.”
— Mehmet Oz, M.D.
Vice Chair and Professor of Surgery, New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University;
Author of YOU: The Owner’s Manual
““The technologies described in this book can turn bits of data into actionable information that will lead to medical knowledge and wisdom. This is the pathway to 21st-century personalized medicine and the process of continuous learning that is essential to improve healthcare and save lives.” ”
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D.
Former Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration;
Former Director, National Cancer Institute
“It is long past time to modernize healthcare. Health plans, consumers, and providers must embrace health IT to save lives and save money.”
—Malik Hasan, M.D.
President and CEO, HealthTrio
“Doctors and nurses cannot make sound decisions with their patients without information, from the latest breakthroughs in treatments to recent lab tests, prescription histories, and other vital information. Community-wide, interconnected IT is the only tool that can deliver the right information at the right place at the right time.”
—Pat Fry
President and CEO, Sutter Health
“Electronic health records are ultimately about improved quality and better, more consistent outcomes. This includes expediting research to bring new therapies to patients. I truly believe that this untapped potential will change how we develop and deliver better medicine. This timely and thorough book provides a powerful exploration of the technologies that can and will transform healthcare.”
—Justin T. Barnes
Chairman, Electronic Health Record Association;
Vice President, Greenway Medical Technologies
“Information management will be the common ground in healthcare transformation in both the clinical and policy arenas. Once again David Merritt addresses the subject with clarity and acumen. Physicians at all stages of their careers, from residents to mature clinicians, will benefit from David’s insight and clear presentation.”
—Michael C. Burgess, M.D.
Member of the United States House of Representatives (R-TX);
Chair, Congressional Health Care Caucus
“Health information technology is vital to helping doctors and patients live healthy and fight chronic disease. It is also vital to finding ways to prevent disease in the first place. I applaud the expertise and experiences highlighted in this important book to help make this happen.”
—Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.
Former Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“Gundersen’s success is due to great people, sound processes, and smart technology. From regional clinics to specialty care such as the breast or cardiac center, health IT has been essential in delivering high-quality care and lowering costs. If we would more rapidly embrace the lessons included in this book, our country’s future would be much brighter.”
—Jeff Thompson, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Gundersen Lutheran Health System
“Transforming healthcare is about making positive, informed decisions. Today’s system is a barrier to good choices, for employers, doctors, payers, and patients alike. Health IT can fix that. By exchanging data and gaining actionable knowledge, we can improve quality and lower costs. This book makes a valuable contribution by showing us how to do it.”
—Sreedhar Potaratzu, M.D., M.B.A.
President and CEO, VitalSpring Technologies;
Author of Get Off the Dime: The Secret of Changing Who Pays for Your Healthcare
“This impressive collection of materials from healthcare leaders from every industry sector will help us tackle the complex and critical issues we must resolve to ensure an efficient, high quality, modern health system. In particular, the pieces on improving health information infrastructure point the way toward common sense, bipartisan reforms that can make healthcare better and more accessible.”
—Sheldon Whitehouse
Member of the United States Senate (D-RI)
“The technologies addressed in Paper Kills 2.0 have the potential to help to truly transform our public health system. From treating and preventing disease to eliminating disparities in care, an interconnected, coordinated system is essential.”
—David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, The Satcher Health Leadership Institute and Center of Excellence on Health Disparities, Morehouse School of Medicine; 16th Surgeon General of the United States
