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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

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Ultimately, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) aim to improve information access in hopes of facilitating more holistic healthcare, improved quality of care, and better support for broader federal and regional public health initiatives such as disease surveillance and health equity.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

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Ultimately, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) aim to improve information access in hopes of facilitating more holistic healthcare, improved quality of care, and better support for broader federal and regional public health initiatives such as disease surveillance and health equity.

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About This Resource Guide: Promising Practices to Address Health Disparities

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Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement Public Health : The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. 29 State health policy leaders may consider regulation a barrier to collecting race and ethnicity data in their health equity program development.