Posts by beverly.ntagu
Congenital 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 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 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 MoreManifest MedEx Helps Family Practice Access Patient Medical Records in Real-Time and Ensure Timely Follow-Up
San Bernardino Physicians Associates is one of many family-owned clinics that make up the Clinica Medica Familiar organization. Clinica Medica Familiar is based in the Inland Empire and was formed to provide quality, comprehensive medical care, with bilingual personnel, in a warm, caring environment at all locations. The provider staff at San Bernardino Physicians Associates…
Read MoreSave the Date for Evolution CA 2025: Southern Inland!
Bridging Clinical, Claims, and Social Data to Accelerate Whole Community Care Join Manifest MedEx on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at the March Field Air Museum, for a day of collaboration, innovation, and creative problem-solving as we convene stakeholders from the Inland Empire and surrounding communities to advance the health and health-related social services (HRSS) data…
Read MoreClosing Medi-Cal’s Digital Divide Is Key To Health Equity
Those on the ground caring for Medi-Cal patients—the small health care practices, behavioral health and safety net clinics, skilled nursing facilities, county health and human services, and hospitals that form the safety net—need help sharing meaningful patient information to improve health and reduce health disparities. Because of a lack of resources, however, only a small…
Read MoreHIEs Do Double Duty As Public Health Utilities
The concept of a health data utility formalizes the wide scope of functions many health information exchanges already deliver. And work on social determinants of health is adding to the mix. On the heels of this year’s Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference, a Collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit, executives from two health information…
Read MoreExperts Say Better Health Data Sharing, Clearer Communication From State Needed To Improve CalAIM
Data sharing is critical to the achievement of CalAIM’s goals, according to a group of experts who spoke at our 2022 Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference last week. Experts on our “CalAIM implementation issues” panel also spoke about their organizations’ successes and challenges so far with the statewide CalAIM initiative to reform Medi-Cal. Many…
Read MoreMX September Newsletter
A monthly roundup of news and updates from MX September 2022 Edition New Additions to the MX Leadership Team! Manifest MedEx is excited to announce that Trisha Grobeck has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer, and Brittany Weppler has been promoted to Chief of Staff. Trisha brings more than 35 years of experience in accounting, treasury,…
Read More