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Advancing Data Exchange in California

This series of reports sponsored by CHCF is aimed at helping inform California decisionmakers about statewide data exchange. These reports focus on how other states have approached statewide health information exchange; the existing electronic health record networks, regional health information organizations, and competing infrastructure that currently exist in California; and the challenges and policy options for the state going forward.

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Data Exchange Explainer Series

May 2022
Intrepid Ascent
Data Exchange
CHCF's Data Exchange Explainer Series seeks to create a better understanding among stakeholders of statewide health information exchange. These four papers highlight other states' pathways to provide incentives for participation in data exchange, approaches to governance adopted by policymakers, digital identity management, and data sharing agreements.
CHCF Blog

Shared Information Has the Power to Change Californians’ Lives for the Better

September 23, 2021
John Ohanian
Health Equity, Medi-Cal, Data Exchange
The pandemic challenges have shown that California must update health data systems to protect public health, improve care delivery, and help health and human services systems care for the whole person.
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Learning from the History of Statewide Health Data Exchange in California

July 2021
Data Exchange
Regional and statewide efforts to implement a health information exchange (HIE) in California have evolved significantly over the years. This Q&A with a national expert provides answers to critical questions that policymakers and other stakeholders can consider to reform HIE today. An accompanying timeline highlights key events.
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At a Glance: Why California Needs a Statewide Health Data Network (and How to Get There)

June 2021
Data Exchange, Investing in Innovation
This fact sheet details the challenges and potential solutions California's leaders face in creating a health information exchange system that collects patient data in a single unified manner while also making this information accessible to health providers timely and securely.
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CalAIM and Health Data Sharing

May 2021
Manatt Health
Data Exchange, Medi-Cal
The California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) program seeks to enhance information exchanged among managed care plans, providers, and county agencies. Learn more in this report, CalAIM and Health Data Sharing: A Road Map for Effective Implementation of Enhanced Care Management and In Lieu of Services.
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Designing a Statewide Health Data Network: What California Can Learn from Other States

February 2021
HealthTech Solutions
Data Exchange
This report explores how four states have successfully deployed statewide health data networks, also known as health information exchanges. The framework for success that Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, and New York have forged offers lessons for California in how to develop its own statewide health information network.
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Why California Needs Better Data Exchange: Challenges, Impacts, and Policy Options for a 21st Century Health System

February 2021
Manatt Health
Data Exchange
This report looks at how a fragmented data exchange ecosystem affects the ability of medical, behavioral, and public health providers to deliver critical services, and the impact these issues have on the Californians they serve.
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Health Information Exchange in California: Assessment of Regional Market Activity and Overview of Network Types and Characteristics

August 2021
Intrepid Ascent, Jill Yegian
Data Exchange
This regional market assessment describes how different forms of health information exchange play out in four California regions: Los Angeles County, Fresno and the surrounding area, the Sacramento metropolitan area, and Humboldt County. It is accompanied by an issue brief that offers a high-level overview of the types of infrastructure used to exchange health-related information.
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Expanding Payer and Provider Participation in Data Exchange

November 2019
Manatt Health
Data Exchange
This report outlines a spectrum of policy, contracting, and financing levers available to states working to advance interoperability, with a special focus on California's potential paths forward.
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Promise and Pitfalls: A Look at California’s Regional Health Information Organizations

January 2019
Walter Sujansky
Investing in Innovation, Data Exchange
This report examines the various types of health information exchange resources available to provider organizations in California. It focuses on the role of nonprofit regional health information organizations and profiles the largest nine currently operating in the state.