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Re-engineering Healthcare USA > System in need of repair > Healthcare is largest industry in the United States > Expected to exceed $4 trillion by 2015 > 20 percent of GDP

Friday, February 1, 2008

Will the increased patient populations and the aging western societies with increased incidence of disease and disability accelerate the cost hike? How can we save cost and at the same time invest in rapid changes in medical technology and practice? Will the partnership of engineering and healthcare produce new and efficient treatment methods and devices?

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