Changing Obsolete Business Models Can Lead to Disruptive Technologies

Excellent article by Janet Rae-Dupree in the New York Times January 31, 2009. Health care today has many problems-

• Millions of Americans without insurance means reduced access to care, loss of life, lack of efforts aimed at prevention and maintaining good health.
• Rapidly increasing cost of providing health care means that other areas of the economy must suffer

The author urges us to examine business models as an entry point in our efforts to make meaningful changes, "Disruptive Innovations", that can improve lives of many and save money as well. She also writes about the need to consider the entire SYSTEM, in considering how to create meaningful change- Important advice for achieving innovation.