This partly true, though HIPAA is more of a burden because of people's misunderstanding of it than what it actually mandates. However, I posit that it is a lac

This partly true, though HIPAA is more of a burden because of people's misunderstanding of it than what it actually mandates. However, I posit that it is a lack of government regulation that has allowed health IT vendors to take no responsibility for supporting standards that enable data sharing across care settings. Every person in ill health deserves better study and care than we currently provide. These problems are indeed well understood by some of us in healthcare, the details of a US 'Interoperability Roadmap' are available at the below link. Please take a moment to see where we are now, where we are headed, and how you might contribute. http://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/nationwide-interoperability-roadmap-draft-version-1.0.pdf http://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/nationwide-inter...