I am attaching the opening remarks that I made, alongside Veenu Aulakh, at the Patient Online Access in the Safety Net discussion, hosted by the California Healthcare Foundation. It describes the “why?” in the context of my journey of discovery. Click on any image to see full size, and comments are welcome.

Update: Incidentally, depending on the reviewer, I am either congratulated or questioned about my presentation style. I just ran across this very nice slideshare : Death by Powerpoint . See if the slides below are more similar to that ideal (I hope they are)