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In Summary, HIE Can Help Reduce Health Disparities by:
- Gather data from many sources for treatment, quality improvement and research
- Lower costs for the uninsured
- Customize algorithms for special populations
- Identify "pockets" and address those specifically
- Build an electronic health record for the uninsured
- Improve funding by providing special population data
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