A good hospital cures the patient and builds a network of satisfied clients but a great hospital builds a long lasting relationship with the amalgamation of patients care with compassion.
We can improve health outcomes at lower costs.
This is not idle speculation. That is something we can do with private social networking for healthcare.
Why are social networks a killer application for improving healthcare?
In order to understand why social networks are a killer application for improving healthcare at lower costs, we need to understand the advantages of social networking in general.
There is a reason why the PC industry and now tablets have been so successful - standards.
Open, vendor-neutral standards enable an Indian doctor to buy a computer made locally in Mumbai, use software written in Redmond or buy a tablet made in China, use software written in California and and consume content developed in London - all delivered using vendor-neutral Internet standards for inter-connectivity.