EHR Intelligence October 19, 2021
Hannah Nelson

Recent recommendations from a RWJF commission highlight the need for a public health data exchange infrastructure centered on health equity.

All sectors, including government, philanthropy, and community-based organizations must work together to achieve health equity through a robust public health data exchange infrastructure, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems.

COVID-19 has highlighted major deficiencies in the national public health data exchange infrastructure, which has underscored health equity concerns. The 16-member commission has released a set of recommendations that aim to boost interoperability in support of health equity.

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Topics: Equity/SDOH, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Healthcare System, HIE (Interoperability), Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID, Technology
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