Fierce Healthcare May 16, 2018
Paige Minemyer

Governance and legal issues post a major barrier to interoperability for state health departments, according to a new report.

State health departments can harness data analytics to inform policy and improve outcomes for large populations—but there are a number of hurdles to fully taking advantage of the technology, according to a new report.

Researchers at Leavitt Partners interviewed officials at state health departments in Utah, Oklahoma, Washington, Colorado and Idaho to gather a cross-section of states at different points in the journey to a robust and interoperable analytics program.

Through those interviews, the authors were able to identify several pain points for health officials looking to expand their abilities to gather and use data. In particular, governance and legal...

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