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MX November Newsletter
A monthly roundup of news and updates from MX November 2022 Edition Message From Our CEO In the spirit of giving thanks, I want to extend my gratitude to Manifest MedEx’s participants, employees, and partners/vendors for your commitment to the advancement of interoperability and data sharing across California. You are each a critical part of the…
Read MoreMX October Newsletter
A monthly roundup of news and updates from MX October 2022 Edition MX Welcomes New Participants! We are excited to announce that Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, a 357-bed, not-for-profit community hospital and trauma center located in Valencia / Newhall, CA has joined Manifest MedEx’s health data network. Henry Mayo provides a wide range of care through…
Read MoreData Sharing Can Reverse a Health Crisis
A deeper look at the congenital syphilis situation in San Bernardino County Congenital syphilis (CS), a preventable and potentially devastating disease passed during pregnancy, is increasing at an alarming pace in California and nationwide. If a pregnant mother diagnosed with syphilis does not receive timely treatment, the impact of CS on the baby can be severe, ranging…
Read MoreBuilding Public Health Data Infrastructure Is Key to Precision Public Health
Leveraging health information exchanges gives public health the functionality needed to modernize and flex to the ever-changing landscape of disease and need around us We are at an important crossroads for public health in this country. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that our woefully underfunded public health infrastructures are in desperate need for modernization, starting…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Health Equity for Patients Starts With Digital Equity for Providers
California has made progress building health data networks across the state for years now — data systems that securely deliver information on your medications, health history, and hospitalizations in real time between your different healthcare providers (imagine never having to fill out that clipboard before your medical appointment again!). While those technology systems are significantly…
Read MoreIndustry Voices—How One Community Health Plan Increased COVID Vaccinations by 40% Using HIE Data
The development of safe, effective, lifesaving vaccines is complex scientific work. But the job does not end there. As we’ve seen with COVID-19—and now with monkeypox, polio, measles and other serious public health issues—there is also a science to the process of connecting with the community and getting the vaccines actually administered. Aggregating health data…
Read MoreCongenital Syphilis, Although 100% Preventable, Is a Health Crisis
The U.S. is currently facing a public health crisis — one that is on the rise at an alarming rate, has devastating consequences, and is 100% preventable. And that’s congenital syphilis (CS). Mothers with syphilis can transmit it to their babies during pregnancy or at birth. Approximately 40% of babies born to patients with untreated…
Read MoreRemembering That Interoperability Policy Is Still Personal
As we work to advance interoperability and data sharing across the nation, we should remember that our ultimate goal is to help people live healthier lives This has been another important year in the work of building health data networks in the U.S. as the urgency of the pandemic has carried us more swiftly to…
Read MoreChoice Medical Group Leverages Longitudinal Patient Records from Manifest MedEx to Succeed Under Full-Risk Value-based Care Model
Founded more than 30 years ago, Choice Medical Group (CMG) is a primary care and multi-specialty medical group and independent practice association (IPA) serving the High Desert community in San Bernardino County. The group is comprised of more than 200 physicians, four inclusive facilities, and 12 local urgent care facilities. Operating on an employed model…
Read MoreCentral Neighborhood Health Foundation Uses Manifest MedEx To Improve Post Discharge Follow-Up and Care for Underserved Communities
Central Neighborhood Health Foundation (CNHF) is a network of Medicare-certified, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) that provide care in medically underserved areas (MUAs) in Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire. The mission of CNHF is to minimize disparities in healthcare access and outcomes by providing superior-quality, patient-centered healthcare through an integrated delivery system for…
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