Federal Government Makes Silo-Busting, Startup-Unleashing Healthcare Move

Editor?s note:?Dave Chase?is the CEO of?Avado.com, a patient portal and relationship management company that was a?TechCrunch Disrupt finalist. For the first time, the federal government has provided large financial incentives to share one's health data between authorized healthcare providers and with patient themselves to facilitate patient engagement. In the past, there was a disincentive for providers to share information outside of their silo. This has been a central reason why healthcare has been a technology backwater.

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