I think there are tremendous opportunities in using web and mobile technologies to help healthcare consumers make better decisions. This is an area I am working on in the context of mobile technology.
Techcrunch covers a company called medpedia which is trying to be wikipedia for healthcare.
Medpedia Project, an initiative we wrote about during its private beta launch, has unveiled a public version of its trustworthy, fully transparent technology platform for the worldwide health community. Combining social networking with Web 2.0 health information, Medpedia’s website offers consumers a Wikipedia for health information, a LinkedIn network for health professionals, and a Facebook-like platform where consumers and experts can have a medical dialogue about treatment and conditions.
I don’t think there is an opportunity open for them to be wikipedia for health information. Wikipedia already has tonnes of healthcare information and there is no point trying to clone that but should leverage wikipedia instead. I think this company should focus more on the social aspects to have a better chance of success.