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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

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Andrew Eye, CEO of the healthcare data science company ClosedLoop , estimates that about 15% of physicians collect SDoH-related data from patients and use it to assess their needs. According to vice president Ted Hill, it can modernize how public health agencies serve today’s needs.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

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For federal agencies and state and regional exchanges, this is an excellent time to demonstrate leadership in interoperability by joining a network that will likely provide a ready on-ramp to TEFCA. Currently, perhaps 99% of health data exchange is initiated to support treatment. The Case for Federal Agencies.

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CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients

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CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Through MyHealthEData, CMS envisions a future in which all patients have access to their own health data and use it to make the right decisions for themselves and to get the best value. Mohanraj.Balas…. Seema Verma.

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The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

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However, the Chronic Care Model offers approaches that could help us address this critical public health crisis. The Chronic Care Model is a framework that identifies the essential elements of a health system that promotes high-quality chronic illness care. What Are the 6 Key Elements of the Chronic Care Model?

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market at Equality Health. They use claims data to track use of emergency rooms, medical equipment, and generic versus brand medications. They also obtain public health data by ZIP code and data from a Health Information Exchange (HIE).