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logic of the program are sound – by democratiz-
ing data, providers, researchers, pharmacies, insur-
ance companies and so on, can work together to
improve outcomes for patients. EHRs and Mean-
ingful Use have been catalysts for innovation and
an influx of technology that has revolutionized an
industry in its bid to extract value from data.
Consider the vast amounts of electronic records
that have been amassed for all patients in the US
A Perfect Storm
for Healthcare
With the proliferation of mobile and cloud technologies,
healthcare data is at greater risk
O
ver the last 10 years, the health-
care industr y has embraced
the Meaningful Use initiative,
spending over $20 billion con-
verting paper files to Electronic
Health Records (EHR) and adopting com-
puter systems for managing and processing
sensitive data in a bid to advance patient
care and become more efficient. The goal and