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HHS Secretary Kennedy urges better data sharing, pilots and careful AI use to improve addiction and mental-health care
Summary
Secretary Kennedy told an HHS convening that better data sharing, telehealth, $20 million in pilot funding and careful use of AI can improve behavioral-health outcomes; he said he signed a new regulation (referred to in the transcript as "40 CFR part 2") to allow certain law-enforcement records to be included in health data when patients consent.
Secretary Kennedy, head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), told attendees at an HHS convening that technology, expanded telehealth and stronger data sharing can improve care for people with mental illness and substance-use disorders.
Kennedy framed the session around a persistent gap in care: "Care is fragmented. Data is siloed," he said, arguing clinicians frequently make decisions without a complete picture of a patient’s history. He said HHS will "improve coordination, enforce accountability, and align the system around the patient." The secretary added that patients must control access to their records: "Patients should control their own data, who sees it, how it's used, and when, and that's informed consent."
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