title: Indistinguishable from magic: health and wellness in a future of sufficiently advanced technology.
abstract: We describe a future in which health and wellness are transformed by (1) the availability of definitive and unambiguous tests to prove or disprove each diagnosis, (2) new methods based in systems biology to help unravel the web of messages transmitted across cellular and subcellular networks, and (3) universal access to data that has been freed from data silos to produce true data liquidity for a constellation of purposes ranging from personal health management to population health research. We believe the resulting "connected health" environment will have a profound impact on every aspect of modern life.
authors.affiliation: Microsoft Health Solutions Group, USA. craig.feied@microsoft.com
authors.forename: Craig F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Feied
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Handler
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gillam
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures / Q000592:standards; D005544:Forecasting; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D014481:United States