The U.S. has a lower life expectancy and higher rate of premature death than any other wealthy country. This is despite the fact that we spend nearly twice as much per capita on healthcare.

Exorbitant costs and disappointing outcomes are signs that our healthcare system needs to change. Our current fee-based system is a framework for misaligned incentives that prioritize profit over patient care.

Value-based care promises to right the wrongs of fee-based healthcare. But today, we’re a long way from a value-based system. One way to get there faster? Prioritize access to data.

Here are three steps that will help boost data connectivity and make widespread value-based care a reality.

1. Finish the data sharing job

Currently, EHR data is siloed. Each EMR has in it only the data that its

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