In healthcare, amassing data too often leads to the proliferation of data silos. This is especially true if organizations haven’t considered how data will be accessed, stored or otherwise used in the future.
This leads to what the World Economic Forum describes as “a fragmented landscape of vital health information, hindering a comprehensive understanding of patient health and journeys.” Data silos make it difficult to provide distinctive treatments to patients with unique needs, WEF adds. Silos mean public health agencies struggle to share data, which poses challenges for incident response,…
