The Growing Impact Of Data On Healthcare

The need for having data sharing in healthcare through electronic records is more prevalent than ever. For the healthcare industry, big data can provide several important benefits, including a lower rate of medication errors, facilitating preventive care, more accurate staffing etc. However, due to the increasing number of cybersecurity attacks on healthcare systems, there is going to be more scrutiny regarding health data sharing, consent, and monetisation after at least two over-aggressive incidents exploiting interoperability.