A Discussion on Healthcare and IT

This blogpost from Microsoft elaborates on some of the issues that we have discussed in our class about the need for interoperability of data within the healthcare system.  The two key issues holding us back are:

First, there is the “it’s-my-data” wall put up by hospitals, insurance plans, pharmacy benefit managers, and others......

The second wall is the “waiting-for-the-right-standards-set-by-government” wall.  There are multiple excuses buttressing this wall; the core of which come down to technology, standards or policy excuses.

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The blog is worth reviewing for those dealing with healthcare IT and in other sectors where similar ideas may be holding us back from making significant strides.