Forbes October 16, 2025
In the late 1800s, the U.S. railroad system didn’t just revolutionize transportation—it catalyzed entirely new industries. Refrigerated railcars enabled a national meatpacking economy. Standard time zones emerged. Towns, banks, and industrial supply chains took shape around the infrastructure. In short, once the railroads laid the tracks, new economic possibilities exploded.
We are witnessing something similar in healthcare today. The convergence of powerful forces has opened a new frontier for how data can be used to accelerate innovation in medicine and care delivery. These forces include the mass digitization of health records through the EHR Incentive Program, policy pushes like the 21st Century Cures Act mandating interoperability, the explosion in computing power and cloud infrastructure, breakthroughs in AI and LLMs, and...
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