It is no secret that a crisis is looming in health care in America. Our aging population, rapidly rising costs and large number of uninsured pose almost insurmountable problems for our country in general and more specifically politicians, lacking the courage or political will to act. 

 “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I shall move the world.” —Archimedes (287-212 BC)

Innovations that result in substantial patient care improvements don’t happen very often and sometimes arise from unexpected quarters.