The author's right about everything but the date this mess started. I worked in Health IT in the early 2010s, and this sort of thing was in full swing by 2013is

The author's right about everything but the date this mess started. I worked in Health IT in the early 2010s, and this sort of thing was in full swing by 2013ish. Profitability was clearly the motivation, although the patient (and the true believers employed by the healthcare organizations) were assured that their data would be private, secure, and beneficial to the quality and cost of treatment. I guess the jury's still out on quality.