Healing by numbers | Richard Roberts | TEDxUniversityofLuxembourg

Strategies used in manufacturing are now being applied to healthcare: assembly line production, protocol-driven care, big data. These strategies promise improved population health at lower cost. Yet, linear production models can do great harm in healthcare. This is especially true in primary care where most care is obtained and where custom solutions must be developed for each patient.


He is a Professor of Family Medicine and past Chair at the University of Wisconsin, where he practiced for 32 years as a family doctor in Belleville. A physician and a lawyer, his scholarship has focused on guidelines, evidence-based practice, patient safety and primary care redesign. Professor of Family Medicine and past Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin, where he practiced for 32 years as a family doctor in Belleville. He is also the past president of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). A physician and a lawyer, his scholarship has focused on guidelines, evidence-based practice, patient safety and primary care redesign. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at