A Tampa health care expert goes public with a plan to fix America's broken health care system. TAMPA, Fla. – Local health care expert and medical case management consultant Paul Roberts has spent two decades working to develop more efficient ways to improve healthcare, and now the 47-year-old is attempting his most ambitious task – to reform America's health care system. "There's no question about it, our healthcare system is broken and that really is something that all Americans can get behind, regardless of their political ideologies," said Roberts. "It affects all of us and we need to address it before costs skyrocket even more." According to Roberts, his alternative plan will save tax payers an estimated 40 percent over Medicare for All, while enhancing the overall quality of care.

Children with complex health conditions require care from a large, diverse set of caregivers that includes parents and community support organizations as well as multiple types of medical professionals. Coordination of their care is essential for good outcomes, and  extensive  research has shown that the use of integrated, team-based care plans improves care coordination. Care plans, however, are rarely deployed in practice. This paper describes barriers to effective implementation of care plans in complex care revealed by a study of care providers treating such children. It draws on teamwork theories, identifying ways AI capabilities could enhance care plan use; describes the design of GoalKeeper, a system to support providers use of care plans; and describes  initial work toward information sharing algorithms for such systems.