Did you know that sharing your data can increase the quality of your health?

Well ok… I kind of exaggerated a bit, but I cannot help but wonder to what extent this article may be inferring that sharing your health data can truly help you increase the quality of your health and health care.  It makes sense right.  The more you are willing to compare your data and experiences to that of others, the more likely you are to receive information that is pertinent to you and relevant to your health needs.

I came across a brief article in today’s iHealthBeat titled National Quality Forum Says Data Sharing Can Enhance Health Quality.

The article basically states that the NQF is calling for an IT application that combines quality data, clinical guidelines and decision support tools… which would consequently improve health quality if the data could be shared.

I wish I could tell you more… however the bulk of the information is contained in an article published by Modern Healthcare, to which I am not subscribed.

Any additional information anyone can provide on this topic is warmly welcome.