Healthcare DIVE March 13, 2017
Lack of interoperability, issues with applications and time restraints are preventing healthcare data programs from taking the next step forward, but many healthcare professionals are still excited by the potential for new sources of data.
Dive Brief:
- Asked about the three most useful sources of information currently, 95% of healthcare executives and clinicians said clinical data, 56% said cost data and 56% said claims data, according to a recent survey from NEJM Catalyst.
- Survey respondents (a total of 682 individuals) indicated usefulness of claims would decline in the next five years compared with clinical, cost, patient-generated and genomic data.
- Asked about the three biggest opportunities for using data in healthcare, 81% of respondents said care coordination, 79% said decision...