Thompson Tommy G
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Fed, Washington, DC.
Biomed Sci Instrum. 2009;45:4-5.
I am optimistic about the enormous potential technology holds for improving America's health care system. Thanks to the hard work being done by the nation's talented corps of biomedical researchers and engineers, we are making unprecedented progress in expanding the frontiers of medicine and finding new and better ways to deliver care. In addition to recognizing that our nation is home to the world's greatest medical and scientific research minds we must also acknowledge that America's free market economy is the engine driving our nation's ability to develop modern and innovative technology. Without the incentives offered by a competitive marketplace, inventors and investors would have little reason to risk resources on finding the next breakthroughs. While I believe that America's ability to continue to innovate will require a strong and vibrant open marketplace, I also believe that the federal government can and must play a critical role in helping to spur further advances in the development and adoption of health care technology.
我对技术在改善美国医疗保健系统方面所具有的巨大潜力持乐观态度。多亏了美国才华横溢的生物医学研究人员和工程师团队所做的辛勤工作，我们在拓展医学前沿以及寻找提供医疗服务的新的更好方法方面正取得前所未有的进展。除了认识到我们国家拥有世界上最杰出的医学和科研人才之外，我们还必须承认，美国的自由市场经济是推动我们国家发展现代创新技术能力的引擎。如果没有竞争激烈的市场所提供的激励措施，发明家和投资者几乎没有理由冒险投入资源去寻求下一个突破。虽然我认为美国要继续保持创新能力需要一个强大且充满活力的开放市场，但我也认为联邦政府能够而且必须在帮助推动医疗保健技术的开发和应用取得进一步进展方面发挥关键作用。
