With Facebook and Cambridge Analytica being featured prominently in news stories, commentators are debating whether or not one should, or even can, opt out, and how to best protect and manage data privacy.
“If we want to improve care and avoid repeating tests, it is vitality important that providers contribute medical records to the HIE," says Executive Director Staci Romeo.
"Integrating these data elements into EHRs will ultimately allow health information to flow more easily from one provider to another,” the federal agency said.