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Patients need primary care the most. It is that integral part of care which is getting inaccessible and unaffordable day by day as physicians are finding it hard to stay independent.

Remember the debates around the US healthcare system circa 2000?

Healthcare is one of the biggest boons to humankind. There have been lots of success and numbers to define them, but most importantly, lots of personal stories behind these numbers. Every individual has a different story and a takeaway.

Humans beings possess the ability to observe and learn from experience. Advanced technologies of the twenty-first century such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) can learn from the past tasks on a day-to-day basis through constant learning. It is the ability to learn with ‘data’ that separates ML, which forms a part of AI, from ordinary machines. ML is so applicable today that we are using it for basic operations such as online retail or travel.

Healthcare has become a major concern for everyone. No one has found the ideal solution, but the hunt is on. The problem in healthcare has grown bigger and bigger with time;  warranting for a universal solution that can bring an overhaul.

Interoperability- this is one term that people all over healthcare talk about- but the buzz around this word has defeated its initial purpose. While at HIMSS18, I was wondering if which- time or quality- in care held the most meaning? What was more achievable? What should be the focus?