The renaissance begins with you ... the search is on for best practices

A new spirit of innovation is arising in health care. Just as the historical renaissance opened new frontiers of European art, architecture, science, and literature, we have the opportunity to release a new wave of innovation that will revolutionize healthcare delivery. The means are near at hand. Never before has our knowledge been so deep, technology so powerful, or communications so fast and wide. Yet, like medieval scholars, isolated in our monasteries, we have so far had limited effect in positively changing the system. Real change begins today--as soon as we begin talking to one another, comparing our experiences, sharing our problems, devising solutions, and imagining the future together.