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The Internet and New Technology Applications Progressing Slowly

On May 11, NCCC President and CEO, Rich Bringewatt spoke at the Symposium on Advances in Chronic Disease, on the Internet and implications for improving chronic illness care. The national conference featured presentations by leading disease management, Internet, and medical technology companies. While great fanfare exists about the availability of new technology for improving clinical and cost outcomes for the chronically ill, innovative companies appear to share a common struggle in seeking to "mainstream" use of new methods of operation. There is still a large gap between the possible and the real.

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