"Health Care System Rated Unhealthy At Aspen Ideas Festival" - Carolyn Sackariason

A panel of medical experts said last week that the financial realities of the health care system are so bleak that widespread change must happen. "What I worry about is that the U.S. can't afford its health care," said Kenneth L. Davis, MD, president and CEO of the Mount Sinai Health System, at the Spotlight Health panel discussion titled “Health System of the Future” as part of the Aspen Ideas Festival. “Whether it's employees, or whether it's employers, or whether it's the government, federal or state, everyone knows we are on a course of catastrophe economically." That's why industry leaders say the approach to health care has to change so that it's a continuum of care that focuses on preventative measures. "We have to get beyond the thinking of the bricks and mortar because what's really exciting is the data mash-up that comes from consumer and patient outcomes that create a data ecosystem," he said. "We really have the opportunity for a new health ecosystem that can embrace the continuity between health and wellness, as well as acute care and sickness."

- Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President, CEO, Mount Sinai Health System

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