What California’s Health Data Sharing Moves Might Mean for Rest of U.S.

Looking at California’s headwinds and tailwinds can help other states as they build out their data sharing infrastructure

Following a year marked by notable regulatory changes and new frameworks on health data sharing across the U.S., California has implemented major initiatives, including the California Data Exchange Framework (DxF) and California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM). These advancements are reimagining how health and increasingly social service information flows across providers, payers, and community-based organizations (CBOs), setting the stage for change that could ripple across the country.

While these developments offer momentum, they also bring unique challenges. Looking at California’s headwinds and tailwinds can help make sense of where we are, what barriers lie ahead, and what factors will be essential for sustainable data exchange in this state, as well as other states, as they build out their data sharing infrastructure.

Read the full article by Erica Galvez, CEO of Manifest MedEx, published in Healthcare Innovation.