Data-sharing initiative aims to lower cost of treating homeless patients

An agreement to allow health providers to share patient data aims to build upon the city of Sacramento's efforts to provide primary care to homeless and at-risk people and reduce health care spending. Sacramento City Council approved the agreement at its Tuesday night meeting. The data-sharing plan will be implemented as part of the Whole Person Care initiative — a pilot program approved last year to increase Medi-Cal recipients’ access to primary care. The program is also meant to help re duce…
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