Becker's Healthcare June 12, 2024
Erica Carbajal

Public health and the rest of the healthcare delivery system have long operated in silos in the U.S. While progress was made during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, stressed that now is the time to build on that momentum and invest in data modernization and interoperability efforts.

This is true across all players in healthcare and public health, Dr. Cohen said while speaking at AHIP’s 2024 conference on June 11 in Las Vegas. For example, the CDC has been focused on data modernization projects to share actionable data with health systems and health plans. Hospitals have also played a significant role in breaking down public health silos since the pandemic emerged. For example, one of the...

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Topics: Conferences / Podcast, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, HIE (Interoperability), Insurance, Payer, Provider, Public Health / COVID, Technology, Trends
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