Data Interoperability And Data Sharing: Do They Work In Practice?

Data interoperability is the name given to this vision. Data interoperability focuses on accessing and processing data from multiple sources. Both offer a way to transform clinical trial and medical affairs practices.

Good data interoperability relies on proper data sharing, which comes with challenges. One of the most prominent hurdles for healthcare data interoperability and information sharing is the robust data security needs. Security and sharing exist in tension with one another: The most secure data is unshareable, while the most widely-shared data is the least secure.

Despite the obstacles, data interoperability and information sharing offer a way to transform clinical trial and medical affairs practices. The dream of a perfectly open-data world hasn’t yet been realized — but progress is substantial.