Hcs/531 Week 3
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What role should government agencies play in the creation, maintenance and availability of healthcare data? The government agencies should play an active role in creating and maintaining healthcare data by providing the necessary support to the nonprofit organizations, hospitals and clinics. The government should put extra interest in rural areas of the country to make sure data is easily available to providers. As we switch from paper to computer charting, government agencies should be able to provide active assistance to hospitals, nursing homes and clinics that would extra help in making the switch. One of the nursing home I have worked still uses paper charting even though they are expected to switch to EHR. One of the reasons the administration