Playbook: Bold Actions to Innovate Health Care

Employers

Support disease prevention
Create programs to help with chronic conditions such as obesity and nicotine addiction
Fund fitness efforts
Financially reward innovation among providers
Provide incentives for lifestyle changes

Government

Develop national fitness programs
Integrate prevention programs with research seeking cures
Aggressively use IT and Web-based information
Establish demographically and culturally tailored care
Pursue clean air and water

Health-care Providers

Build digital-care management systems
Foster new business models
Integrate discharge instructions and after-care follow-up

Individuals

Seek early intervention for chronic conditions
Use gene screening and other predictive diagnostics
Manage family health with the Web and digital tools

How to Transform U.S. Health Care

Steps that could lead to dramatic improvements