Speaking Of Data For Decision Making, More Data Is On the Way

I was reminded of the problem we have with U.S. health system data after reading Restrictions Are Slowing Coronavirus Infection, New Data Suggest last week. The data showed a rapid drop in the number of fevers. And where was the data from? It was from 162,000 daily temperature readings shared by Kinsa Health, a producer of internet-connected thermometers. And that is not a typical source of information on public health. This pandemic emergency demonstrates the health care field's lack of interoperability, which makes it difficult to have “systemic” data to guide decisionmaking or to get a . . .