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Can we use technology to help more people find and sustain health? Yes, we can.

Sorell Slaymaker

January 27, 2009

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Can we use technology to help more people find and sustain health? Yes, we can.

President Obama's plan to make healthcare affordable and available to all is a noble cause. By investing in health information technology, prevention, and care coordination, he hopes to lower costs by an average of $2500/year per family.To address escalating healthcare costs, we must address the problem of chronic disease. Chronic diseases -- such as cardiovascular, asthma, and diabetes are among the most prevalent, costly, and preventable of all health problems. Chronic diseases in the U.S.

About the Author

Sorell Slaymaker

Sorell Slaymaker has 25 years of experience designing, building, securing, and operating IP networks and the communication services that run across them. His mission is to help make communication easier and cheaper, since he believes that the more we all communicate, the better we are. Prior to joining 128 Technology as an Evangelist in 2016, Sorell was a Gartner analyst covering networking and communications. Sorell graduated from Texas A&M with a B.S. in Telecom Engineering, and went through the M.E. Telecom program at the University of Colorado.

On the weekends, Sorell enjoys being outside gardening, hiking, biking, or X-skiing. He resides in St. Paul, Minn., where he has grown to appreciate all four seasons of the year, including camping in January.