EHR Intelligence June 16, 2022
A Washington collaborative has found significant value in community governance as it works to create a community information exchange (CIE).
As healthcare organizations look towards community information exchange (CIE) to address social determinants of health (SDOH), community governance and relationship-building are essential, according to officials of HealthierHere, a nonprofit collaborative based in King County, Washington.
HealthierHere comprises over 150 organizations, including hospitals, health systems, community-based organizations, behavioral health providers, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), social service agencies, tribal organizations, managed care organizations, and government foundations.
“Conversations about growing disparities in King County had been happening for years,” Gena Morgan, COO at HealthierHere, noted during ONC’s May 13 Social Determinants of Health Information Exchange Learning Forum.
“Health and human service...