HIMSS 2022: HHS, CMS leaders talk about health equity, sharing data

Chief Healthcare Executive March 15, 2022
Ron Southwick

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, stressed the importance of sharing data. They also talked about taking action against those who are blocking information.

Orlando, Florida – Top healthcare officials in President Biden’s administration stressed the importance of technology and sharing data in addressing health equity.

At the HIMSS 2022 Global Health Conference & Exhibition, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Tuesday the government wants to work with providers and payers to make it easier to freely exchange data. But Becerra also said the government is going to be taking a harder line at organizations that are blocking access to information.

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