I read the report. I think they had the big ideas right, but the quantification of the opportunity was a bit hand wavey. The biggest chunk of that $300 billio

I read the report. I think they had the big ideas right, but the quantification of the opportunity was a bit hand wavey. The biggest chunk of that $300 billion was clinical operations, which they said would lead to a $165 Billion savings. They never explained HOW they came up with this $165 billion number, they just asserted it. This category would include things like an IBM Watson helping doctors to diagnose patients, or automated programs to help avoid adverse reactions when the doctor prescribes a drug that he shouldn't have. As important as I think these technologies are, I highly doubt they'll be reducing healthcare expenditure in the U.S. by $165 billion.