Data Quality Standards Are Key for HIEs to Achieve Long-Term Success (Health Data Management)

Digital health information is flooding the healthcare system as patients, providers, and facilities expand ways to treat medical conditions and promote wellness.

With this increase in data volume across healthcare technology systems, healthcare leaders must assess whether they’re placing adequate emphasis on the quality and standardization of patient data. Standardizing healthcare data for more efficient data exchange is an ongoing initiative at local, state, and national levels.

In this article, Renee Towne, Health Catalyst Vice President of Strategic Services, shares with Health Data Management strategies for meeting emerging healthcare data standards, such as the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard and the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI).