States could gain from sharing data, feds say
An analysis by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology says that similarities in many states' eligibility and enrollment data for health and social programs could form the basis for sharing between health insurance exchanges. Dr. Doug Fridsma, acting director of ONC's office of standards and interoperability, said the study of 10 states' programs found a significant amount of common ground on basic data elements like name, address and gender, for example.
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