MedCity News March 30, 2021
Healthcare information exchanges could provide the missing link between providers, payers and community-based organizations working to address social determinants of health. Efforts in Nebraska and Ohio show the ways in which HIEs could advance care coordination and interoperability.
As the conversation around addressing social determinants of health gains steam, a key player has emerged: healthcare information exchanges.
HIEs that were created to further healthcare interoperability appear to be expanding their mandate to include efforts to address social determinants of health.
For instance, HIEs like CyncHealth are incorporating tools to help healthcare stakeholders more effectively tackle social determinants of health issues. That’s because they are uniquely positioned to effectively coordinate disparate efforts, said Melanie Surber, chief clinical officer of Nebraska’s statewide...
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