Dear healthcare, the Internet is here to stay

While most other industries have enjoyed a decades-long marriage with the Internet, in health care, we're still in the "getting to know you" phase, working to establish a level of trust. Understandably, there are major concerns in our industry surrounding data integrity, both in and outside of the firewall. Even as health care and the Internet continue their awkward slow dance (Jonathan Bush of Athenahealth likes to poke fun, with respect to health care, "that Internet thing is going to be big!"), the Internet of Things is already upon us.