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Part 4: What a National Health Data Sharing System Could Actually Look Like
Disclaimer: This post reflects my personal opinions and conclusions, based on experience and a desire to see functional, secure...
David McCorkle
May 209 min read
An Open Letter to Tesla: I Am Not a Passenger
Dear Tesla, First, let me say—I’ve been a longtime supporter of your vision. I’ve driven Teslas with both Hardware 3 and Hardware 4. I...
David McCorkle
May 194 min read
Solar Without Storage Is Dead in Arizona — But Peak Shaving Is Just Getting Started
Introduction If you live in Arizona and use APS as your electric provider, you may have noticed that solar isn’t the slam-dunk investment...
David McCorkle
May 124 min read
The Healthcare Crisis No One Talks About: It's an IT Problem – Part 3: What If the U.S. Had a Unique Health Identifier System During the Next Pandemic?
It’s 2030. Five years ago, the United States adopted a national Unique Health Identifier (UHI). Every American citizen now has a secure,...
David McCorkle
May 94 min read
The Healthcare Crisis No One Talks About: It's an IT Problem – Part 2: What Gets Fixed with a Unique Identifier (And What Doesn’t)
Unique identifiers are the backbone of modern IT systems, enabling accurate, secure, and scalable data integration. In healthcare, their absence leads to duplicate records, billing errors, and dangerous misidentifications. While a national ID won't fix legacy data, it can anchor the future of patient safety, system interoperability, and public health efficiency. Fixing this one issue could unlock a cascade of improvements.
David McCorkle
May 94 min read
The Healthcare Crisis No One Talks About: It's an IT Problem - Part 1
America’s healthcare problems aren’t just financial—they’re technical. Without a secure, universal digital identity, patient records are fragmented, fraud runs rampant, and drug safety tracking is unreliable. We fear government overreach, yet freely give our data to private companies. It’s time to build a responsible digital identity system that protects both our health and our privacy.
David McCorkle
May 84 min read
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