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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.

Reflections on CalAIM’s First Year

January 9, 2023

Medi-Cal, Health Equity, Behavioral Health, Data Exchange, Homelessness & Health Care

A review of what CalAIM has already undertaken and a look over the horizon at what is still to come.

What We Learned in Davis About Public Health Data and Partnerships During the Pandemic

November 22, 2022

Public health leader Brad Pollock explains why California urgently needs standardized, secure, interoperable surveillance systems to safely leverage critical health data.

State Data Exchange Framework Could Be a Game Changer If Local Agencies Get Support

November 15, 2022

Data Exchange, Medi-Cal

The project is an ambitious effort to expand access and the sharing of health information across antiquated and siloed information systems used by medical, behavioral health, and social services providers.

The Big Health Care Wins in California’s State Budget

Medi-Cal, Expanding Health Coverage, Workforce, Health Care Costs, Data Exchange

California’s 2022–23 state budget represents one of the most significant investments in health care in a generation.

Closing the Gap in California’s Health Data Exchange

Kate Ricker-Kiefert, Lauren Block

This paper outlines the technological capacity and funding needs of delivery system providers who must comply with AB 133, which calls for the development and implementation of a statewide Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.

My Comments on the Healthy California for All Commission’s Final Report

Sandra R. Hernández

Expanding Health Coverage, Health Care Costs, Workforce, Medi-Cal, Data Exchange

CHCF's president and CEO, who was appointed to the commission by Governor Gavin Newsom, shares her thoughts on the panel's report.

An Assessment of the California Health Information Technology Landscape in 2022

Walter Sujansky

This brief summarizes the 2022 Health IT Landscape Assessment describing California's current health IT environment. It includes findings on the state of health IT adoption, past adoption trends and IT use during HITECH Act funding programs, and remaining challenges to achieving full implementation.

California Is Creating a New Health Information Exchange. Here’s Why That Matters.

Sandra R. Hernández

By improving data flows between providers, plans, and hospitals — and giving patients access to their medical records — care can be more timely and targeted.

Data Exchange Explainer Series

Intrepid Ascent

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.

How to Share Data: A Practical Guide for Health and Homeless Systems of Care

Homelessness & Health Care, Data Exchange

This practical guide is intended to serve as a tool for communities at any stage of engagement in cross-sector data sharing between health and homeless systems of care. It is designed to help communities ready to start such efforts for the first time, as well as those that have room to grow their data sharing efforts.

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

February 24, 2022

Data Exchange, Health Equity

A new stakeholder agreement on guiding principles lays the groundwork for crucial innovations.

California Tackles Crucial Data Exchange Challenges

October 11, 2021

Heather Tirado Gilligan

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Nationally, investment in health data infrastructure has been woefully lacking for years, with significant consequences for public health reporting.

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

September 23, 2021

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.

Health Information Exchange in California: Assessment of Regional Market Activity and Overview of Network Types and Characteristics

Intrepid Ascent, Jill Yegian

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.

Learning from the History of Statewide Health Data Exchange in California

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.