More than three-quarters of Americans now live with at least one chronic condition, and over half live with multiple conditions -- but chronic pain patients are finding "guardian angels" thanks to new technologies, according to the health care experts who joined Newsweek's February 3 webinar, "Preventing Chronic Disease Patients from Falling Through the Cracks.

Chronic disease has become one of the central public health crises of our time. In the United States, 76 percent of adults -- nearly 194 million people -- now live with at least one chronic condition, and over half live with multiple conditions that drive morbidity, health care utilization and cost growth, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Most industries enjoy a luxury that U. S. healthcare does not. In professional services, retail, logistics and software, leaders can respond quickly when conditions change.

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