Tech Nation - Technology and Health Care
       
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       07/22/1994 - Technology and Health Care
       
       Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with John Hiles, president of Thinking Tools, a
       Monterey, California-based company that develops software "games" that
       help people think about complex sociological issues. Their popular
       product "Sim City" lets the player create a city and become its mayor
       to see what happens when various policies are implemented. Their
       latest addition to the "Sim" universe is "Sim Health," a model that
       allows the player to observe the effects of policy changes on the
       national health care system. (Yes, it has been installed in the White
       House.)
       
       Dr. Gunn also speaks with Duane Dauner, president of the California
       Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. As author of "The Health
       Care Solution," Mr. Dauner discusses the benefits and shortcomings of
       various programs and proposes a system that calls for greater
       individual choice and responsibility.
       
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