FEATURE: Health 2.0
Written by Nick Senzee and posted in eHub Features
In case you hadn’t noticed, healthcare is one enormous economic sector. In the United States, spending on healthcare in 2005 was calculated at $2 trillion, which is 16% of GDP. Other countries aren’t off the hook either: across the globe, healthcare spending is exceeding the rate of economic growth. So, it stands to reason that web entrepreneurs and even large corporations are increasing their offerings to meet such a voracious demand.
Trends in Healthcare
Integrated health networks.
Changing definition of what “insured” means.
Healthcare Tools
Content-based sites
Disease management. As opposed to acute care, proper disease management would have patients be proactive and control their conditions--leading to better lifestyles and cheaper medical interventions.
