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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
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and its partner organizations have developed and are operationalizing a Trusted Exchange
Dear Senators Murray and Burr: We thank you for your leadership in seeking to strengthen our public health and health systems to
The Connecting for Better Health (C4BH) coalition and Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) hosted a November 16 workshop bringing together California Area
Dear Secretary Dr. Ghaly and Director Dr. Aragón: As California continues its COVID-19 vaccine administration amid new variants, California’s health care providers
As the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) work with its Stakeholder Advisory Group on a Data Exchange Framework, the agency
November 9, 2021 Secretary Mark Ghaly, MD, MPH Director John Ohanian California Health and Human Services Agency 1660 Ninth Street, Room 460
Recommendations to support HIEs in the effort to vaccinate all Californians Issue Brief, September, 2021 Immunizations are crucial to stemming the tide
AB 133, the Health Omnibus Trailer Bill, which implements and adds policy detail to S.B. 129, the Budget Act of 2021, includes
State Policy Update AB 133: Health Omnibus Trailer Bill On July 27, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 133, the Health Omnibus Trailer
Issue Brief:Collection and Use of Social Determinants of Health Data in California June 17, 2021Prepared by: Kiana Modavi, BluePath Health, and Teja
Panel Series Session 3 Kiana Modavi, BA, and Teja Pattabhiraman, BA June 2021 Executive Summary On June 17th, 2021, Cal-IHEA and Connecting
Governor Newsom’s 2021-22 Revised Budget Proposal does not include dedicated funding for the build-out of a statewide health information exchange network for
This bill would ensure the state leads on health IT efforts, ensure the state matches valuable federal dollars, and insist on resource
May 2021 California has renewed interest in promoting health information exchange in the 2021 legislative session. Below is an analysis of the
BACKGROUND Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) enable health care providers to access patient information from outside of their practice or health system to
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On April 28, 2021, Cal-IHEA and Connecting for Better Health convened a panel of experts for an interactive discussion on
California has a unique opportunity to develop a statewide health information exchange (HIE) network that can support our state’s health care reform
Creating a statewide health information exchange (HIE) network offers direct benefit to California providers, health plans and policymakers to respond to public
This bill would lay critical groundwork to build an HIE network in California — by establishing a consistent source of funding, and
No matter where patients go for medical care, or how many physicians and specialists they need to see, their medical records should
Health information exchange (HIE) networks have been identified as key to assisting public health efforts, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.1 State public
On March 5, 2021, Connecting for Better Health hosted its first event, HIE and Public Health: Statewide HIE Success Stories. This event
No matter where patients go for medical care, or how many physicians and specialists they need to see, their medical records should
