HHS Considers Safe AI Use of Clinical Data As AI tools become more widely used in health care, the U.S. Department of

CA Enacts SB 957 To Improve CDPH Collection Of SOGI Information On September 28th, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 957 (Wiener) to

California’s Commitment To Equity and Whole-Person Care With The Data Exchange Framework As Dr. Mark Ghaly departs as Secretary of the California

Health Care Leaders Weigh-In On The Role of TEFCA The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) will play a critical role

Now Available: CDII DxF Implementation Toolkit The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) has released an updated DxF Implementation Toolkit to support

Modernizing Public Health Data Systems Following COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the dire need for health care and public health to be

ONC HTI-2 Proposed Rule The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) recently released the HTI-2 proposed rule to continue

New TEFCA Standard Operating Procedures As the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) continues to enable nationwide exchange of health information,

SOGI Data Considerations for State Medicaid Programs To support more equitable data collection for the LGBTQ+ community, the Centers for Medicare &

ONC Data Brief: 2023 Hospital Interoperability Engagement Tracking health information exchange among hospitals, a recent data brief from the Office of the

ONC Announces New LEAP Grant Funding Opportunity The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is offering a new round

Assessing SDOH Risk For Quality Measures & Patient Interventions A panel of industry professionals at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)

HIPAA Final Rule to Protect Reproductive Health Privacy The Biden Administration recently issued a final rule modifying HIPAA to prohibit the disclosure

OMB Revisions to Federal Race and Ethnicity Data Standards Following a comprehensive public comment period, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

ONC Shares Priorities for HTI-2 Proposed Rule Following the release of HTI-1 Final Rule in January 2024, plans are already underway for

CalHHS Publishes New IT and Data Strategic Plan On March 5th, CalHHS released its IT and Data Strategic Plan with a detailed

Data Sharing To Support Health Care And Homelessness Services Historically, housing and health care systems are disconnected, creating challenges in serving individuals

SAMHSA and ONC Announce $20M Behavioral Health IT Initiative Recognizing the gap in health information technology (IT) adoption among behavioral health providers,

CMS Finalizes Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule A new final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to

New Release: Data Exchange Framework Implementation Toolkit The Multi-Association Data Exchange Framework (DxF) Education Initiative is excited to share the DxF Implementation