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Electronic Medical Records still look and function like 20 years ago
- skmurphy 17y agoKey conclusions: 1. "The present sickness industry values secrecy, not openness. Secrecy means more profits. Secrecy means owning valuable, profitable data. Secrecy means locking users in to one proprietary piece of crap software. Secrecy means not being responsible for poor quality." 2. "Very little, if any, of healthcare will change unless consumers stop supporting the current business model of the US Healthcare Industry and unless the Feds stop mandating that consumers support this business model." There has to be an opportunity in here for startups given that the status quo is so broken. Perhaps starting with a focus on medical services that the customer pays for directly: e.g. veterinary medicine, cosmetic, lasik, 3rd party blood tests.