ONC, SAMHSA Launch Initiative for Behavioral Health IT Interoperability
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have partnered on an initiative that aims to advance behavioral health IT interoperability. The agencies will invest more than $20 million of SAMHSA funds over the next three years to advance...
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