Each day in healthcare, data becomes more valuable, more useful, and more important to a healthcare organization. It’s easy to see that the future of healthcare rests on the back of data. The problem is that data in and of itself isn’t useful. To really make a difference in healthcare, we need clean, usable data that we trust.
This was the topic of discussion in a recent interview I did with Colin Banas, M.D., M.H.A., Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst, Paul Grundy, M.D., M.P.H., Advisor at Grundy Consulting, and Sarah Richardson, CHCIO, Chief Information Officer at Tivity Health. Where do we stand when it comes to health data, and how does the challenge of sharing health information across incompatible systems impact the quality of that data?
As you’ll learn in the interview below, how you share data with partners is going to really impact the value of the data that’s shared. Access to health data is important, but it’s more important that the right data is shared with the right people at the right time. This doesn’t just happen by accident. It takes deliberate planning with partners to leverage technology that can consolidate data in the right way that preserves the structure and context of the data.
While we make the slow march toward value based care, it’s essential to think through your data strategy. That includes partners who can help you ensure your data is actually helping your organization reduce costs and improve health outcomes.
Check out the interview below to learn more about the tremendous opportunity we have available to leverage clean health data.
Learn more about DrFirst at: https://drfirst.com/ or find DrFirst in person at ViVE booth #944 and HIMSS booth #3921.
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