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The universal adoption of EHRs should enable the healthcare industry in its quest for a more ‘ joined-up ’ approach to information analysis
pitch , the speed of a pitch , the location of a pitch to how the batter reacted to the pitch , which direction it was hit in and how hard it was hit .
Healthcare needs to move closer to optimal positioning and defensively shift to obtain this level of diverse analytics .
Much like the pitcher-batter dynamic , patient-doctor relationships can benefit greatly from the use of big data . The healthcare industry needs to find ways to quantify the aspects of those relationships that can easily be measured and quantified .
Healthcare organizations are like the rookie playing in his first Major League game – they have a clear understanding of how the game works but lack the experience of their senior counterparts .
It ’ s all about balance : understanding where one ’ s data comes from and an approach that starts with a problem , not a solution .
As Babe Ruth once said , “ Every strike brings me closer to the next home run .”
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