Researchers from Harvard and the University of Toronto are predicting an Uber-style disruption within the healthcare industry.

Internal regulations make such a transformation more challenging for healthcare than it was for the taxi industry, but the authors point to medical entrepreneurship like 23andMe as models for the future.

Despite regulatory strictures, there are certain barriers to entry that could be removed, including "state-based licensure, country-specific board certification and educational prerequisites that prolong training."

Read full article at Becker's Spine Review.