Barriers to data sharing in today’s healthcare landscape

In today’s healthcare environment, the general consensus is that the exchange and flow of data is crucial and beneficial to developing better care of the patients. Healthcare information exchanges (HIEs), as an example, have shown to be effective in improving public health, reducing healthcare redundancies, and providing clinical providers with more support tools in their day-to-day work. As much as we have realized the importance of data sharing, many barriers still remain - namely legal, motivational, and technical.