Healthcare data is rapidly proliferating, much of it generated by electronic health records. To manage and harness all of that data, healthcare systems are increasingly integrating modern, cloud-based data platforms into their EHRs. “Integrating a modern, cloud-based data platform into EHR systems is no longer a luxury, it’s a strategic imperative,” says Khalid Turk, chief healthcare IT officer for California’s Santa Clara County. “Healthcare organizations are dealing with exponential growth in data, and cloud platforms offer the scalability, flexibility and agility needed to manage that…

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