Big Silo-busting, Startup-unleashing Healthcare Move by Federal Government

Editor’s note: Dave Chase is the CEO of Avado.com, a patient portal and relationship management company that was a TechCrunch Disrupt finalist. Previously he was a management consultant for Accenture’s healthcare practice and founder of Microsoft’s $2 billion health platform business. He’s also the co-editor of Engage! Transforming Healthcare Through Digital Patient Engagement. You can follow him on Twitter @chasedave. For the first time, the federal government has provided large financial incentives to share one’s health data between authorized healthcare providers and with patient themselves to facilitate patient engagement. In the past, there was a disincentive for providers to share information outside of their silo. This has been a central reason why healthcare has been a technology backwater. Technology monocultures can thrive in the old silo’ed environment.  A recent decision has created a strong new incentive for providers that has the byproduct of opening up opportunities ...

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