Healthcare today is often really the “practice of medicine” rather than the “science of medicine”. Healthcare should be much more scientific and data-driven, but that’s hard for the average physician to pull off without technology, because of the increasing amount of data and research released every year. Even the so-called science in modern studies has been called "more likely to be wrong than right" by Stanford’s Dr. John Ioannidis, the premier expert in medical studies. In most cases, the data to validate or invalidate any study, practice or protocol is already sitting unused in our medical records. We need better care that’s delivered at a fraction of the cost and much more accessible at anyplace and anytime.
Technology makes up for human deficiencies and amplifies strengths. Automated healthcare will amplify physicians by arming them with more complete, synthesized, and up-to-date research data, all leading to better patient outcomes. Next-generation medicine will be the scientific arrival at diagnostic and treatment conclusions and real testing of what’s actually going on in your body, moving us far beyond today’s system, which is full of biases as for-profit entities seek regulatory approval at the expense of truth. There will be a thousand to a million times more data per patient at much lower cost than today's "tests". Care will also be much more personalized than your physician can provide. This transition will start with point innovations that seem immaterial, but, when there are enough of them, they will integrate with each other and start to feel like a revolution. It will allow us to provide care to those who don’t have it now. And, it will prevent simple things from getting worse before being addressed. In this talk, Vinod will address practice vs. science, the maturation process of learning systems in this context, and how automation could be used to completely transform healthcare while preserving the human element.
Vinod Khosla is an entrepreneur, investor, and technology fan. He is the founder of Khosla Ventures, focused on impactful clean technology and information technology investments. Mr. Khosla was a co-founder of Daisy systems and founding CEO of Sun Microsystems where he pioneered open systems and commercial RISC processors. One of Mr. Khosla’s greatest passions is being a mentor to entrepreneurs, assisting entrepreneurs and helping them build technology based businesses. Mr. Khosla is driven by the desire to make positive impact through scaling alternative energy, achieving petroleum independence, and promoting a pragmatic approach to the environment. He is also passionate about Social Entrepreneurship. Vinod holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from IIT, New Delhi, a Master's in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.