395 tion issues and ultimately delivers quality care and a lower cost .” He sees this realisation dawning across the rest of the industry . “ I think everyone is starting to realise that no one can do it alone . Cerner has started a common- Well health Alliance IT . We work with other healthcare IT providers , even our competitors , on exchanging data . That ’ s the only way to do it : write standards , change protocols , make it more affordable for the market to work on transferring data between different organisations .”
While Balish is “ very optimistic about the future ”, he maintains : “ The future will not realise its potential until all healthcare providers , companies and vendors work together with one vision , which is consumer benefit . Healthcare can ’ t afford to stay still .”
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