Mon.Feb 15, 2021

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

The growing use of APIs in health information technology innovation for patient care has been a boon to speeding development placed in the hands of providers and patients. Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable. APIs can enable “Data liberación,” a concept proposed by Todd Park when he worked in the Obama administration.

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Planning for 2021: Is It Too Soon?

ACHE

By Sarah Freymann Fontenot, JD. The beginning of a new administration always brings apprehension and anticipation. How dramatically will the President change the trajectory of the country, if at all? Who will take leadership roles in the Executive Branch, and will Congress enhance or defeat the new President’s priorities? As I wrote on Jan. 27, President Biden taking on the COVID-19 pandemic is Job #1, protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act is a close second priority.