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Social Security expands electronic health record sharing to speed up disability claims adjudication

Nextgov/FCW · · US Federal · Healthcare Privacy

A health data sharing superhighway “allows SSA to access complete, structured medical records within seconds or minutes for claimants, helping to significantly reduce disability claim processing times,” an agency official told Nextgov/FCW.

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