Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #5

“…and then there’s the all-important question: How are you going to pay for it?”  — David Ford, Vice President of Health Information Technology, California Medical Association (CMA)  Here are our two main takeaways from the January meeting of the Data Exchange Framework (DxF) Stakeholder Advisory Group:  Where’s the money?  The most interesting and pointed exchange…

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Health equity in California must start with health data

This pandemic has amplified long-standing health inequities and exposed a fundamental truth: The information infrastructure of public health systems is severely under-resourced, outdated, and fragmented. Years of federal and state disinvestment have taken their toll on California. I’ve seen it through my decades of public health work in four California counties.   Health inequities are driven…

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DHCS 2022 Comprehensive Quality Strategy

Manifest MedEx (MX) appreciates the opportunity to comment on DHCS’ draft 2022 Comprehensive Quality Strategy (CQS) report. We are a statewide, nonprofit health information exchange (HIE) that connects health records for 29 million people among over 400 organizations that care for them, including six Medi-Cal managed care plans. Through our mission and capabilities, we are…

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Health Records Contract to Improve Accessibility For Hospitals

The Fresno County Public Health and Behavioral Health departments are making strides to bring improved access to health records among Central Valley hospitals. Joe Prado, interim assistant director for public health, said this project has been in the works since before the pandemic. Recently, it was approved by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for…

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MX January Newsletter

A monthly roundup of news and updates from MX January 2022 Edition TEFCA v1 Launches   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the publication of the Trusted Exchange Framework the Common Agreement (TEFCA) Version 1. This fulfills a major requirement under the…

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How To Get Health Data Infrastructure Right For This Moment Of Medicaid Transformation

Through its California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) program, one of California’s goals is to “improve quality outcomes, reduce health disparities, and transform the delivery system through value‑based initiatives, modernization, and payment reform” for its Medicaid program (known as Medi-Cal). California is not the only state coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic with substantial plans to…

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Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #4

Funding and incentives to increase data exchange among top areas of discussion “Systems are not enough. We’ve got to make it a requirement to have incentive programs to support, not just adopt, actual data exchange.” – Jonah Frohlich, Manatt Health This week, the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) held their fourth Data Exchange…

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Update to the Authorized User Confidentiality Agreement

Users of the MX portal are required to agree to the Authorized User Confidentiality Agreement to maintain the confidentiality, security, and integrity of protected health information and other patient information. To help save time and go green, we are pleased to announce that users can now review and accept the Confidentiality Agreement electronically upon logging into the MX…

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Two Key Promotions Within Our Leadership Team

Manifest MedEx is pleased to announce that Erica Galvez has been promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer, and Jason Buckner has been promoted to the role Chief Information Officer, effective November 18, 2021. Erica Galvez most recently served as MX’s Chief Strategy Officer and leads the Advisory Committee for MX. She has been…

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