HIMSS Video: NeHC survey reveals focus on patient engagement, HIE benefits

Evan Godt | | Health Exec | Informatics

National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) conducts annual surveys to gauge stakeholder’s thoughts on issues related to health information exchange (HIE), consumer engagement and other NeHC programs. Kate Berry, CEO of NeHC, was at the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference in New Orleans to present the results of the 2013 NeHC Stakeholder Survey, and here shares some of the findings.

About the speaker:

Berry is the CEO of NeHC, a public-private partnership that works with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to engage stakeholders, including the government, payers and providers, in collaboration on improving health IT and health information exchange.

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.

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