[Polybius]

Berwick said health care is “just like any other important segment of our economy” and “doing it right” will cost less in the long run. “Computers today do more than they ever have at far lower prices,” Berwick said. “The same is true for cars, and TVs and telephones – just about every other product or service that we really care about. “And they didn’t get there by cutting or by rationing,” Berwick said. “They got there by improving the processes that make their products and services.”

So, there you have it.

All we need is for Microsoft to come up with a software program to run a mechanical robot to perform your colonoscopy in 15 seconds and, if a tumor is found, to perform your partial colon resection in 15 minutes.

[hedgetrimmer]

All we need is for Microsoft to come up with a software program to run a mechanical robot

They already have. Matlab running on Microsoft windows powers that robot!

[meyer]

All we need is for Microsoft to come up with a software program to run a mechanical robot to perform your colonoscopy in 15 seconds and, if a tumor is found, to perform your partial colon resection in 15 minutes.

I don't know - instead of the "blue screen of death", would we encounter the "brown screen of death".

Sorry - butt humor.