Healthcare IT is screwed up only because our healthcare SYSTEM is. I recently left my job at UC Irvine, where I worked in telemedicine research and IT. I can o

Healthcare IT is screwed up only because our healthcare SYSTEM is. I recently left my job at UC Irvine, where I worked in telemedicine research and IT. I can only repeat what ahi and veb have already said, bureaucracy, specifically bureaucracy on all levels, departments, organizations, insurance companies, state and federal bodied, regulations, and fear, are the cause for stagnation. I've seen too many innovative solutions squashed because someone in management was convinced it wasn't "HIPAA-compliant". If I had to choose one reason, however, it would be insurance companies. Why? Insurance companies choose what to reimburse, and they're not reimbursing for technology-based preventative and/or virtual care. My first response on HN was on this exact subject: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2256119 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2256119