How States Use Data to Inform Decisions: A national review of the use of administrative data to improve state decision-making

Every day, state governments make decisions that affect the lives of their citizens. Legislators and governors determine which policies to enact and what public problems to address. State agencies establish how programs should be run and where budget

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In the NIC of Time: Six Domains of Primary Focus for the National Interoperability Collaborative

The six domains are: human and social services; public health; public education; public safety; emergency medical services; and health information technology, which differs from the others in that it cuts across domains and is critical to their opera

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A Framework for Cross-Organizational Patient Identity Management

The healthcare industry is making significant progress on technical interoperability, but we continue to fall short of the promise of true health information exchange. Until we can consistently send and receive accurate and useful patient data nation

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Information Sharing Model for Health and Human Services Agencies

Nearly everyone involved with Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies believes that better information leads to better care. There is also the recognition that this information has become dispersed and fragmented over time. Legislative shifts, diffe

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