The IT push will "continue in the demanding cutting-edge application areas as always," Vosburgh and Newbower predicted, "But the 'disruption' will occur through wider application of lower-cost technologies, pulled by the users. The capabilities described by Moore's Law will allow the advancements necessary to facilitate this dissemination of capability and its ultimate benefit, so long sought."

That was written more than 10 years ago. A loose interpretation of Moore's Law would suggest that the efficaciousness of health IT would have doubled in efficacy five times over since then. It hasn't. But it sure has come a long way. And the future is just getting started.