One of the single greatest social determinants of health is where a patient lives.  It can determine their risk factor for a specific illness or chronic disease, such as asthma, and can also affect much broader measures of well-being and life expectancy. Thus, our ability as healthcare professionals to measure and act on such factors relies heavily on how we accurately capture and manage standardized patient addresses. The standardization of patient address data across healthcare strengthens our ability to measure the social,

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HRSA-22-160 Pre-Application Conference CallOffice of Global Health Office of the Administrator Leveraging Health Service Equity Approaches for Sustainable HIV Epidemic Control HRSA-22-160 Follow us: Facebook:➡ https://www.facebook.com/HRSAgov/ Twitter: ➡https://twitter.com/hrsagov IG: ➡https://www.instagram.com/hrsagov/ Linkedin: ➡https://www.linkedin.com/company/hrsagov

ACHDNC Meeting May 13, 2022Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children May 13, 2022 Follow us: Facebook:➡ https://www.facebook.com/HRSAgov/ Twitter: ➡https://twitter.com/hrsagov IG: ➡https://www.instagram.com/hrsagov/ Linkedin: ➡https://www.linkedin.com/company/hrsagov

Heart of a Health Center 2022Health care providers and care teams share the valuable services health centers provide to millions of patients across the United States. Find a health center near you: https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/ Follow us: Facebook:➡ https://www.facebook.com/HRSAgov/ Twitter: ➡https://twitter.com/hrsagov IG: ➡https://www.instagram.com/hrsagov/ Linkedin: ➡https://www.linkedin.com/company/hrsagov

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Ampliación del acceso a Internet de alta velocidadEl internet de alta velocidad es un recurso vital y la base de la mayoría de los servicios de la telesalud. Para aprender más, visite Telehealth.HHS.gov. Follow us: Facebook:➡ https://www.facebook.com/HRSAgov/ Twitter: ➡https://twitter.com/hrsagov IG: ➡https://www.instagram.com/hrsagov/ Linkedin: ➡https://www.linkedin.com/company/hrsagov

Expanding Access to High-Speed InternetHigh-speed internet is a vital resource, and the foundation of most telehealth services. To learn more, visit Telehealth.HHS.gov. Follow us: Facebook:➡ https://www.facebook.com/HRSAgov/ Twitter: ➡https://twitter.com/hrsagov IG: ➡https://www.instagram.com/hrsagov/ Linkedin: ➡https://www.linkedin.com/company/hrsagov

As our nation transitions to a digital healthcare system, our stakeholders are discovering new opportunities for using health information technology to advance health care delivery, public health, and research to improve people’s lives. The federal government is no exception in this regard; agencies across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are beginning to leverage the data and capabilities available through electronic health records for a broad range of federal activities and programs, including product safety and surveillance,

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NHSC 50th Anniversary Reflections - Dr. Larry J. Platt - Author, NHSC proposalDr. Larry J. Platt started with an idea in 1969 that grew into a proposal that became the basis for the Emergency Health Personnel Act of 1970 - the act establishing the National Health Service Corps. Today, he reflects on that time and where he sees the NHSC in public health history and impact. Learn how you can join in the NHSC anniversary celebrations at https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/about-us/50th-anniversary. Follow us: Facebook:➡ https://www.facebook.com/HRSAgov/ Twitter: ➡https://twitter.com/hrsagov IG: ➡https://www.instagram.com/hrsagov/ Linkedin: ➡https://www.linkedin.com/company/hrsagov

The Cures Act Final Rule includes regulatory requirements to implement secure, standards-based application programming interfaces (APIs). To support the acceleration of API adoption in health care, ONC has published a series of perspective reports that focus on key stakeholders and their views on APIs.
Accelerating APIs for Scientific Discovery: Provider Perspectives Brief  [PDF – 740 KB] is now available. This fourth and final report explored provider perspectives on API-based data sharing in a rapidly evolving electronic health data ecosystem.

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