HIT Consultant December 3, 2021
Healthcare IT professionals have long faced data challenges – from sorting out storage issues during the Big Data age to complying with HL7 standards to adapting infrastructure amidst a rapid shift to telehealth. While these advancements have all improved information sharing across the industry and ultimately the patient experience, it’s also created mountains of data. In fact, RBC Capital reports that the healthcare industry generates 30% of the world’s data with that number expected to grow to 36% by 2025.
This deluge of data has only created new challenges for IT professionals, much of which has been discussed here on HIT Consultant. While most focus is spent on data interoperability or rising storage costs, what few discuss is the...