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WASHINGTON, D.C.-When it comes to maximizing the potential of its vast troves of data, the Department of Health and Human Services has a lot of work to do.
Such was the overarching message of Bruce Greenstein, HHS’ chief technology officer, during a presentation at the Medicaid Health Plans of America conference on Tuesday.
In fact, some of HHS’ challenges are similar to those faced by health insurers, which may find it difficult to combine data from various parts of their enterprise, such as their financial system and their care management system.
“That’s not unlike what we have here,” Greenstein said. “In fact, at HHS, most of the systems are made to stand on their own.”
For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a system to record events like births and deaths, but “they don’t really...