HIT Consultant January 27, 2026
Kevin Ritter, EVP for CareInMotion, Altera Digital Health

Healthcare’s digital transformation has generated an unprecedented volume of information: 65 zettabytes and counting. Yet despite this abundance of data, most health systems are struggling to translate it into real value. In fact, 97% of existing health data goes unused. The issue is not a lack of data, but the absence of a foundation that makes data trustworthy, connected and ready to act upon.

Solving these long-standing challenges is what will allow data to shift from a liability into one of healthcare’s most valuable strategic assets.

Fragmented, incomplete data obscures the full picture

The majority of health data— around 80%—is unstructured and scattered across electronic health records, claims platforms, lab systems, registries and other community sources. Each system captures...

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