Well, better / more uniform access to patient records would be nice, but more money into basic research is probably the best bet (as it has always been). It makes me think of this Gregory Petsko commentary (open access):
"...If a hundred years of cancer research has taught us anything, it is that if you must get cancer, you want to be a mouse, because we can cure cancer in mice."
http://www.genomebiology.com/2001/3/1/comment/1001
With the great quote:
"...If a hundred years of cancer research has taught us anything, it is that if you must get cancer, you want to be a mouse, because we can cure cancer in mice."