NewsCalifornia is developing a long-sought statewide health information exchange for providers and payers to deliver better care for patients. A framework for the data-exchange program is supposed to be completed by this July by the California Health and Human Services Agency. “We know that to succeed,” he told Capitol Weekly, “providers will need to be able to share their patients’ health information with each other and with critical safety-net programs. They range from Anthem, Inc. to Blue Shield of California, Riverside University Health System and the Service Employees International Union California. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2007 issued an executive order for “100% electronic health data exchange” by 2017.

Source: New York Times April 05, 2022 03:15 UTC