The Human Factor In Data-Driven Decisionmaking 

Effective whole person care requires data sharing.;It has taken awhile, but federal policy makers at;the Office of Policy of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) are looking to revamp electronic health records systems to be friendlier towards behavioral health needs. That was the focus of the remarks of Thomas Novak, Senior Advisor;on State and Medicaid Policy for the Office of Policy in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, last month at HIMSS;(see;Interoperability Of Behavioral Health Data . . .