Data Silos and Patient Safety: Why Connected Tech is the Unused Key to Better Care

Healthcare generates more data than any other industry — yet up to 97% of it goes unused, trapped in siloed systems that can’t communicate with each other. In this piece for HIT Consultant, RLDatix Chief Patient Safety and Risk Officer Timothy McDonald, MD JD, makes the case for why connected technology isn’t just an operational upgrade, but a critical patient safety imperative. From reducing preventable adverse events to aligning leadership around a shared vision, he outlines what it truly takes to break down the barriers standing between data and better care…