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Medical services is one of the worst sectors with very poor 'right' investments in technology. There are many gaps while some significantly standout compared t

Medical services is one of the worst sectors with very poor 'right' investments in technology. There are many gaps while some significantly standout compared to others. * As highlighted in this article, Security is a huge issue. Given the sensitivity of the data, the sad state of infrastructure does not do any justice. * A lot of the infrastructure is still paper based. The digital revolution is way behind its time in this sector. * Medical sciences which is supposed to revolutionize has most of its spend in regulations rather than technology. The advancements in science are excruciatingly slow. Drug discovery has slowed down tremendously. Not to mention, the poor patient-experience and lack of reach of medicine to the poorest of society.

jrowley 11y ago
It's pretty funny that on one hand you say security is a big issue but with the other you are frustrated they haven't moved away from paper fast enough. Paper based systems when used correctly can be very secure. That being said they aren't without their issues e.g. http://www.databreachtoday.com/800000-penalty-for-paper-records-breach-a-6982 http://www.databreachtoday.com/800000-penalty-for-paper-reco...
- SimplyUseless 11y ago
  Security is of paramount importance however never at the cost of digitization. Imagine two scenarios 1. Patient diagnosis delayed or incorrect, if doctors cannot view the blood reports for next 21 days or doctor makes mistake since he cannot process data like a computer would. 2. The icu system got hacked on which someone's life depended. I don't think you could choose one over the other. A lot of the time, we trade off between convenience and security. However that is a prudent and deliberate choice. What I see more and more happening is a reckless and inadvertent choice. Martin Fowler presented this in his technical debt quadrant. http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TechnicalDebtQuadrant.html http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TechnicalDebtQuadrant.html

jrowley 11y ago

It's pretty funny that on one hand you say security is a big issue but with the other you are frustrated they haven't moved away from paper fast enough. Paper based systems when used correctly can be very secure. That being said they aren't without their issues e.g. http://www.databreachtoday.com/800000-penalty-for-paper-records-breach-a-6982 http://www.databreachtoday.com/800000-penalty-for-paper-reco...

SimplyUseless 11y ago
Security is of paramount importance however never at the cost of digitization. Imagine two scenarios 1. Patient diagnosis delayed or incorrect, if doctors cannot view the blood reports for next 21 days or doctor makes mistake since he cannot process data like a computer would. 2. The icu system got hacked on which someone's life depended. I don't think you could choose one over the other. A lot of the time, we trade off between convenience and security. However that is a prudent and deliberate choice. What I see more and more happening is a reckless and inadvertent choice. Martin Fowler presented this in his technical debt quadrant. http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TechnicalDebtQuadrant.html http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TechnicalDebtQuadrant.html