This 13-page open letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services addresses a 10-year vision and the dual goal of inter-operable technology for sharing healthcare records, coupled with a shift to standardized care of patients. The is now called “population health” in government lingo. It was previously referred to as disease management.
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Here’s more on population health tied to electronic medical records, on the website of HealthIT.gov.
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