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The Data Pipes Thesis
Why the long game in healthcare is plumbing, not features.
How it works
- 1Healthcare's deepest problem is that data does not flow freely. Integrating one tech platform with an EHR can take three months, and the next customer on the same system can take another three.
- 2Beyond flow, there is consistency. The record in the EHR and the record in the health plan system often disagree, which is exactly where AI breaks and humans still earn their seat.
- 3Third Way's long game is laying and maintaining those pipes over time because it has the resources and time to do it.
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