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In November 2024, the Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) released the draft three-year Data Exchange Framework (DxF) Roadmap for Public
Connecting for Better Health developed this fact sheet to examine how data exchange is supported across funding opportunities for California health and
This case study provides an overview of the Connecting for Better Health Community Design Studio that occurred in Los Angeles County. Fact
September 4, 2024 Submitted via email to PHMSection@dhcs.ca.gov Dear Director Baass, On behalf of Connecting for Better Health, thank you for the
On behalf of Connecting for Better Health and the organizations listed below, we thank you for your leadership and respectfully urge your
Introduction Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right
Under the CalHHS Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework (DxF), participating entities are required to exchange health and social services information
This toolkit provides an overview of the Data Exchange Framework and an implementation guide for organizations to take in order to begin
California is at the forefront of breaking down barriers in health care and social services delivery by promoting collaboration across sectors for
Event Takeaways Developing Partnerships to Expand Patient-Centered Data Sharing: A Collaborative Forum on California CIE and HIE California health systems are transforming
June 20, 2023 On behalf of the Connecting for Better Health coalition, we write in response to the Office of theNational Coordinator
On behalf of Connecting for Better Health and the undersigned organizations, we thank you for yourleadership and authorship of AB 1331. This
June 20, 2023 Assemblymember Phil Ting Chair, Assembly Committee on Budget 1021 O Street, Suite 8230 Sacramento, CA 95814 Senator Nancy Skinner
June 16, 2023 Melanie Fontes Rainer Director, Office for Civil Rights Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave SW Washington,
May 15, 2023 The Honorable Chris Holden, Chair Assembly Appropriations Committee 1021 O Street, Suite 8820 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: AB 1011:
April 27, 2023 Bob Sivinski Chair, Interagency Technical Working Group on Race & Ethnicity Standards Office of Management and Budget 1650 17th
April 12, 2023 Assemblymember Phil Ting Chair, Assembly Committee on Budget 1021 O Street, Suite 8230 Sacramento, CA 95814 Senator Nancy Skinner
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April 12, 2023 Dr. Jim Wood Chair, Assembly Committee on Health 1020 N Street, Room 390 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: AB 1331
January 31, 2023 Via electronic submissionThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Department of Health and Human Services5600 Fishers LaneRockville, MD
In this January 31, 2023, letter sent to John Ohanian, chief data officer and director of the Center for Data Insights and
Summary of Federal and California Health Privacy Laws and Recommendations to Expand Protection* By: Andrea Frey, JD, MPH, Senior Counsel, Hooper, Lundy
December 20, 2022 On November 7, the Connecting for Better Health Coalition and Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) hosted a workshop bringing
By Kate Ricker-Kiefert, Chief Executive Officer Amelia Mayme Consulting In California, the state’s ambitious 1115 Medicaid waiver program, California Advancing and Innovating
Read here “Agreement” shall mean this Data Sharing Agreement, the Policies and Procedures and the Specifications. “Applicable Law” shall mean all federal,
On July 5, 2022, the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) released the final
Dear Senator Pan, On behalf of Connecting for Better Health, we thank you for your leadership and authorship of SB 1033 (Pan).
This February 28 letter is written to California Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, and Speaker of the Assembly
No matter where patients go for medical care, or how many healthcare providers they need to see, their medical records should go
