EHR Intelligence May 20, 2019
A 2019 report from eHealth Initiative indicated stakeholders view social determinants of health data as the most challenging data to exchange.
Social determinants of health data and behavioral health data are the most difficult types of information to share through health information exchanges (HIEs), according to feedback from stakeholders from a 2019 eHealth Initiative survey.
“A lack of consensus on standards for capturing and representing SDOH data creates barriers to its collection and use, as does navigating legal parameters for cross-sector information sharing,” wrote eHealth Exchange officials in the report.
Fifty-three HIE leaders across the country responded to the eHealth Initiative surveybetween February and April 2019. The survey included 20 multiple choice questions about health IT adoption, clinical and claims...
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