2. Improved data security and compliance: Another challenge organizations face as data proliferates is that an increase in data sources (such as the Internet of Things, apps, etc.) means there are more endpoints to secure. Healthcare organizations must meet rigorous privacy standards, and it can be difficult to ensure compliance across the organization’s people, processes and technology assets. Instead, many healthcare organizations are turning to security and compliance centers of excellence.

With this approach, healthcare leaders can take advantage of a single platform for data integration and management and use managed services to help ensure security and compliance. With the right partner, IT teams can be assured that platform security meets all applicable regulations and that sensitive data is handled according to best practices, which evolve in response to new threats.


3. More and better insights: Healthcare leaders realize the amazing potential of the data they generate and access from multiple sources for population health or research purposes. But data quality is the key, and that means having a data infrastructure capable of integrating and managing data. The old “garbage in, garbage out” saying applies to all industries, including healthcare.

With consistent access to high-quality data, healthcare organizations can drive innovation and continuously improve operations. For example, a healthcare organization with a platform that allows users to easily access harmonized data from clinical, operational and financial activities can yield insights that improve care delivery and suggest new ways to improve performance.

Data is already allowing healthcare organizations to deliver life-saving new approaches to patient care. But the prerequisite to realizing this potential is access to high-quality data, which requires a more efficient and scalable way to integrate and manage data.

Many healthcare organizations are struggling with digital transformation because their data is stored in legacy systems, and they are scrambling to find ways to integrate data from new sources. A cloud-based platform capable of handling all patterns of data, paired with a managed services strategy, can enable healthcare organizations to achieve digital transformation while keeping their focus firmly on the critical role they play in the health of the communities they serve.


About the Author: Gary Palgon is vice president of healthcare and life sciences solutions at Liaison Technologies. In this role, Gary leverages more than two decades of product management, sales, and marketing experience to develop and expand Liaison’s data-inspired solutions for the healthcare and life sciences verticals. Gary’s unique blend of expertise bridges the gap between the technical and business aspects of healthcare, data security, and electronic commerce.

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