Maybe sometimes, but that's strong. Just avoiding groupthink or the weight of ecosystem apathy that tends to grow out these depressing verticals that hire incestuously from other shops that have been building shitty products really slowly for years.

I don't mean to downplay the ridiculous bureaucratic and regulatory crap, but I don't think it's fair to lay the blame at it's feet either.

Honestly, health is just a Ripe For Disruptions™ as any startup-interesting vertical. Takes more stomach and open-mindedness than anything.

It's a bummer. Page/Google are being limp and lazy on this. With opportunities as broad as they have they can afford to Do Hard Things, where Hard is something a little bit out of their wheelhouse. That's okay I guess, but it's a big shame cause health IT could really use some shops with lots of leverage and actual engineering talent to help move the needle when it comes to the constantly backward standards.

[FWIW - I'm a decade and a half long healthcare startup hacker]