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The power of connection
A century ago, the British novelist E.M. Forster distilled his vision of a moral life into two simple words he used as the epigraph for his masterful novel Howards End: “Only connect.”
![Sharing healthcare data between care facilities supports improved patient outcomes.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007585515/2fe0045898e4/v/f0db1501261f/Arm_1800000007585515.jpg)
Weak transitional care practices between hospitals and SNFs [skilled nursing facilities] compromise quality and safety outcomes for this population.
Health IT Infrastructure, “Hospitals and nursing facilities lack health data sharing infrastructure.”
![Even today, data interoperability in healthcare is not a matter of course.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/a49c0fa156046bf6/f4e5255e7f0e/v/09c644bc0a18/Pille.jpg)
Data is balkanized along organizational boundaries, severely constraining the ability to provide services to patients across a care continuum within one organization or across organizations.
Panch, Mattie, Celi, The 'inconvenient truth' about AI in healthcare.
![Health data management and interoperability are prerequisites to improve patient outcomes and save costs.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/7dfbda6609d89bd4/0bc078a7de5d/v/7cd1a63ea510/Herz.jpg)
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References
Last accessed Nov. 9th, 2020
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[2] American Hospital Association, “Sharing Data, Saving Lives,” 2019. https://www.aha.org/system/files/2019-01/Report01_18_19-Sharing-Data-Saving-Lives_FINAL.pdf
[3] American Journal of Managed Care, DA Cross and JS McCulloch, Jan 7, 2019, Drivers of Health Information Exchange Use During Postacute Care Transitions https://www.ajmc.com/view/drivers-of-health-information-exchange-use-during-postacute-care-transitions
[4] Health IT Infrastructure, “Hospitals and nursing facilities lack health data sharing infrastructure,” https://hitinfrastructure.com/news/hospitals-nursing-facilities-lack-health-data-sharing-infrastructure
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