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Data Exchange
Effective exchange of health information allows payers and providers to be able to collaborate and coordinate the care of patients they share. CHCF works to strengthen and scale technologies, policies, and programs that enable efficient and secure data exchange.


Publication

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. The first three of four papers highlights other states' pathways to incentivize participation in data exchange, approaches to governance adopted by policymakers, and digital identity matching. The final paper will cover data sharing agreements.
CHCF Blog

Data Exchange Is at the Heart of California’s Drive for Health Equity

February 24, 2022
John Ohanian
Data Exchange, Health Equity
A new stakeholder agreement on guiding principles lays the groundwork for crucial innovations.
CHCF Blog

California Tackles Crucial Data Exchange Challenges

October 11, 2021
Heather Tirado Gilligan
Data Exchange
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Nationally, investment in health data infrastructure has been woefully lacking for years, with significant consequences for public health reporting.
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.
Publication

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.
Publication

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.
CHCF Blog

In Humboldt, the Community Works Together to Tackle Homelessness

July 16, 2021
Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Data Exchange, Homelessness & Health Care
How an electronic records system made life better for people experiencing homelessness in Humboldt County and for the social service and health care workers helping them.
Publication

Breaking Down Silos: How to Share Data to Improve the Health of People Experiencing Homelessness

July 2021
Homebase
Homelessness & Health Care, Data Exchange
With more than 150,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given day, purposeful collaboration between the housing and health care sectors are critical. This report focuses on ways in which the two systems are sharing data to better coordinate and support clients' needs.
Publication

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.
CHCF Blog

Why the Time Has Come for Statewide Data Exchange in California

May 20, 2021
Hong Truong
Data Exchange, Health Equity, Investing in Innovation
The ability to share appropriate health data will be critical as the state moves forward with its CalAIM initiative.
Publication

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.
Collection

Advancing Data Exchange in California

February 2021
Data Exchange
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.
Publication

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.
Publication

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.
CHCF Blog

Adapting Our Goals to a Changing World

November 13, 2020
Kara Carter
Health Equity, Telehealth, Homelessness & Health Care, Data Exchange
In an uncertain environment, CHCF will focus its grantmaking on what we can do to make the biggest immediate impact.
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