title: Software breakthrough makes data sharing easy.
abstract: Technical barriers have made sharing health care data difficult among systems with different data collection tools and software; modifications to data collection tools also present difficulties when comparing new data with old. Software program standardizes indicators or questions so sharing data becomes easier. Data bank of thousands of indicators or questions are stored making survey development much easier.
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003628:Database Management Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012984:Software; D017749:Total Quality Management