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Seeking Inclusion of ‘Social and Behavioral’ Data

                      Government Seeking Inclusion of ‘Social and Behavioral’ Data in Health Records The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to require health care providers to include “social and behavioral” data in Electronic Health Records (EHR) and to link patient’s records to public health departments, it was announced last week. Health care experts say the proposal raises additional privacy concerns over Americans’ personal health information, on top of worries that the Obamacare “data hub” could lead to abuse by bureaucrats and identify theft. The CMS currently covers 100 million… View Article