CLEVELAND — If you were to ask Leroy Hood about what he thinks will happen to the current healthcare model in the future, more than likely the Institute for Systems Biology (Seattle) founder would say that patients will start to take more interest and ownership in their health and well being. Hood was the keynote speaker on Tuesday during the Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit and discussed the role of medicine in the future, thusly impacted by the P4 Medicine model.

Cleveland — Just what is the State of Innovation in Healthcare? Five panelists and a moderator discussed the topic during a session at Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit on Monday afternoon. While many have prognositcated that when it comes to med-tech innovation, there is a great deal of doom and gloom on the horizon, that isn't necessarily the case and that prognostication could have dire implications for healthcare.

CLEVELAND — Personalized medicine – particularly as it pertains to cancer treatments – is the focus of this year's Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit. The 12th annual summit titled, "This time It's Personal," will bring in more than 1,500 attendees to the Cleveland Convention Center.

Physicians and surgeons are going to flock to Google Glass. That's my bold prediction and I'm sticking to it. I mean come on, just look at the impact the i-Pad has had on healthcare facilities across the country - sorry world. Now one of the main reasons Google Glass is going to make a strong impact, is because of it gives surgeons access to patient information and apps, at the benefit of freeing up the physician's hands. It's a common sense selling point, that I missed when I demo-ed the technology about a year ago. But what brought this fact...