Social Security serves as one of the leading federal agencies in health IT. We request close to 15 million medical records from almost 500,000 health providers to make decisions on

Social Security serves as one of the leading federal agencies in health IT.

We request close to 15 million medical records from almost 500,000 health providers to make decisions on about three million disability claims annually. This makes us one of the largest disability programs in the world. Since 2008, Social Security is leading an initiative to enable the electronic exchange of health information to improve the disability determination process. The goal of health IT is to reduce the burden on health care providers and offer applicants faster and more consistent disability decisions. Our team has experience in electronic health records exchange. We actively attend leading conferences and knowledge exchange events on health IT. In addition, we continually evaluate our processes to adapt to changes in the field.

eHealth Exchange

The eHealth Exchange is a group of federal agencies and non-federal organizations that came together under a common mission and purpose to improve patient care, streamline disability benefit claims, and improve public health reporting through secure, trusted, and interoperable health information exchange.

(Adapted from https://www.ssa.gov)

A missão da e-Health Exchange é