Highlights:
- COVID-19 has highlighted the need to invest in a robust public health system that supports health equity. “It’s critical that we bolster the secure flow of de-identified health information into public health surveillance systems,” said Wylecia Wiggs Harris, Ph.D., chief executive officer of the American Health Information Management Association.
- Health IT issues and policies to watch include:
- Patient identification
- Telehealth
- Interoperability
- Security and privacy
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