Welcome to J.D. Kleinke

J.D. Kleinke is a medical economist, author, health care information technologist, and one of the health care industry's most outspoken insiders.

J.D. has been instrumental in the creation of four health care information technology organizations; served on the Boards of several public and privately held health care companies; and served as a health care business columnist for the Wall Street Journal.

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 in the U.S. His third book, Catching Babies - a novel about the culture, technology and drama associated with high-risk obstetric medicine - will be published in 2010.

For audiences across the health care, medical, corporate, policy and patient communities, J.D. provides a no-nonsense, practical, and often humorous look at the collision of government reform, increasing patient economic empowerment, and emerging patient information technologies on today’s health care organization.

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