J.D. Kleinke is a Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a pioneering health care information entrepreneur, medical economist, author, and business strategist.

J.D. has been instrumental in creating four health care information organizations and served on numerous health care company Boards; helped hospitals, health systems and physician groups nationwide prepare for Medicare modernization and health reform; and provided business, product and technology strategy services to start-ups and established companies.

J.D. has served as a health care business columnist for The Wall Street Journal; advised both sides of the political aisle on pragmatic approaches to health policy and legislation; and long been a leading advocate for a smarter, data-driven, post-partisan health care system.

J.D.'s work has also appeared in Health Affairs, JAMA, Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, the British Medical Journal, Modern Healthcare, and numerous other publications. His books, Bleeding Edge: The Business of Health Care in the New Century and Oxymorons: The Myth of a U.S. Health Care System are required reading in many physician-executive MBA programs and health administration graduate programs in the U.S. His third book, Catching Babies - a novel about the training and culture of obstetrician/gynecologists - was published in 2011.

Contact J.D. Kleinke at info@jdkonline.com. or go to Appearances to learn more or watch past presentations.