public health data

Wide acceptance of data standards creating opening for improved health equity

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT in HHS is providing seed funding for prototypes and pilots for hospitals and other healthcare providers…

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(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)FILE - In this April 5, 2009 file photo, the Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington.  A government audit finds that more than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police. The Health and Human Services inspector general's office faults Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law that requires nursing homes to immediately notify police.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Data management emerges as a top performance challenge for Health and Human Services

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