Thought Leadership
Lack of Data-Sharing Continues To Hinder Healthcare’s Progress
We know the right healthcare data, used meaningfully, can ensure patients receive the right care at the right time, help avoid unnecessary duplication of services, and prevent medical errors. Data can also help lower readmission rates and, as a result, healthcare spending. Despite this evidence for powerful outcomes, communities are often stuck at the first…
Read More“Achieving Equity, Coordination, and Care – It All Starts With Data” Webinar Recap
COVID-19 has highlighted the deep disparities in health and health access plaguing our communities. It has also underscored that data gaps perpetuate inequities and block progress. Improving health equity requires quicker insights and better data. To address these issues, and succeed in California’s bold Medicaid transformation plans, Manifest MedEx hosted a discussion that emphasized the…
Read MoreOp-Ed: California Needs Clinical Data To See The Most Vulnerable
Accessing health care in California can be a hurdle in itself. For our low-income, unhoused and vulnerable citizens, many of whom make up the 14 million Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal, finding and returning regularly to a usual source of care can be challenging. In my region of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, about 30% of our population…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Data Exchange Framework Released
On July 5th, the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) released the final Data Exchange Framework, associated Data Sharing Agreement (DSA), and the initial set of Policies and Procedures (P&Ps). This is the culmination of over nine months of stakeholder discussions and recommendations to CalHHS, including consistent input from MX, that we have chronicled through our News…
Read More“Learning from Inland Empire: A Roadmap for Healthcare Transformation in CA” Webinar Recap
With all eyes on CalAIM and California’s pressing public health and health equity challenges, Manifest MedEx facilitated a discussion on how Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) and other Inland Empire stakeholders are preparing to seize this opportunity for healthcare transformation, where there is near-universal data sharing among hospitals throughout the region. This enlightening conversation was…
Read MoreA Letter from Claudia Williams
Dear Friends, As my time wraps up at Manifest MedEx, I’ve been reflecting on all that we’ve accomplished and the opportunities that lie ahead. You’re in wonderful hands with Erica Galvez as interim CEO, and I have deep confidence in the amazing Manifest MedEx team. My career has focused on building transformative systems for healthcare…
Read MoreData Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #9
The Data Exchange Framework (DxF) Stakeholder Advisory Group closed with its last meeting on June 23. The California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) team previewed its final changes to the DxF, Data Sharing Agreement (DSA), and initial policies and procedures (P&Ps). These incorporate the Agency’s review of public comments on the latest draft documents…
Read MoreManifest MedEx’s July Webinar – Achieving Equity, Coordination, and Care – It all Starts with Data
Save the date for our upcoming webinar on Thursday, July 28 from 12 pm – 1 pm PDT. COVID-19 has highlighted the deep disparities in health and health access plaguing our communities. It has also underscored that data gaps perpetuate inequities and block progress. Improving health equity requires quicker insights and better data. To address…
Read MoreData Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #8
Stakeholders call for closing key gaps in Data Sharing Agreement and Policies: Health Information Organization (HIO) funding, proactive data sharing, and process to qualify HIOs At the eighth meeting of the Data Exchange Framework (DxF) Stakeholder Advisory Group, members discussed the latest draft of the Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) and initial policies and procedures (P&Ps)…
Read MoreEvolution California: Accelerating Health Data Reform from First Mile to Last Mile
Join California and national healthcare policy makers, leaders, coalitions, and community stakeholders for open and bold conversations about catalyzing health data for equitable, person-centered, and effective health care. Hear from front-line leaders and policy makers about how to forge the data ecosystem and utility infrastructure of the future, harness powerful insights from health data, tackle healthcare equity…
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