Forbes June 14, 2024
Tammy Hawes is CEO and Founder of Virsys12, a Salesforce Consulting and Appexchange Partner focused on healthcare technology transformation.
In today’s healthcare landscape, efficient data exchange is crucial. However, the industry struggles with siloed data—information isolated within different departments, systems or organizations—hindering collaboration and optimal patient care.
Historically, healthcare organizations have used disparate systems, which mergers have complicated further. Often, IT departments choose to keep systems separate, leading to fragmented data. The lack of interoperability standards and reluctance to share data exacerbate the issue, scattering healthcare data across multiple platforms and impeding efficiency.
One critical consequence is the problem of siloed provider directory data. Provider directories, essential for patients to identify in-network providers and estimate care costs, are plagued by...
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