Healthcare Innovation November 6, 2024
Report reflects that the data exchange capabilities of behavioral health and social service providers left out of HITECH funding lag significantly behind traditional healthcare organizations
A new study has found that although California’s state agencies have created robust IT systems that serve as the system of record for community-based service providers, those systems do not readily interface with EHRs to facilitate cross-sector care coordination.
Data exchange capabilities among traditional healthcare organizations grew substantially with the enactment of the HITECH Act, which committed more than $47 billion in grants, loans, and incentives to accelerate EHR adoption. However, the data exchange capabilities of behavioral health and social service providers left out of HITECH funding continue to lag significantly behind.
In 2022, the...
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