beverly.ntagu, Author at Manifest MedEx

Manifest MedEx Awarded Contract with the California Department of Public Health To Implement New Data System for the Surveillance and Public Health Information Reporting and Exchange (SaPHIRE)

Nonprofit health data network selected in competitive bid to collect and report lab results across the state to support public health efforts EMERYVILLE, Calif. – August 16, 2022. Manifest MedEx (MX), California’s largest nonprofit health data network, announced today that it has been contracted by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to implement a…

Manifest MedEx Earns Validated Data Stream Designation in NCQA Data Aggregator Validation Program for Measure Year 2022

Health plans and providers can rely on validated data from Manifest MedEx for HEDIS® quality reporting for third consecutive year EMERYVILLE, Calif. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Manifest MedEx (MX), California’s largest nonprofit health information organization, announced today it has earned the Validated Data Stream designation in the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Data Aggregator Validation program for a…

Five of the Nation’s Leading Health Data Organizations Launch Health Data Utility Maturity Model

The maturity model supports state health and policy leaders in planning and advancing their states’ information infrastructure CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability (CSRI), a collection of the nation’s largest and most robust nonprofit health data organizations, announced today the release of the CSRI Health Data Utility Maturity Model at the HIMSS23 conference, which…

MX July Newsletter

A monthly roundup of news and updates from MX July 2022 Edition A Message From Our New CEO, Erica Galvez It is a true honor and privilege to serve as Manifest MedEx’s Chief Executive Officer! I am humbled by and grateful for the opportunity to lead this mission-driven organization as it continues providing critical infrastructure…

Manifest MedEx and Anthem Blue Cross Partner to Improve Care Coordination, Streamline In-Patient Utilization Management Review, and Provide a Seamless Member Experience

Health plans increasingly rely on a broad scope of clinical data to help improve care transitions, identify and address gaps in preventive care to improve quality, and provide more seamless and personalized care for their members. Anthem BlueCross (Anthem), California’s second largest health plan serving more than 8 million members, and Manifest MedEx (MX), California’s…

Manifest MedEx Announces Erica Galvez as Chief Executive Officer

Former Chief Operations Officer brings more than 15 years of health information exchange and interoperability expertise to lead California’s largest nonprofit health data network EMERYVILLE, Calif. – July 19, 2022 – Manifest MedEx (MX), California’s leading health information network, announced today that Erica Galvez has been appointed as the new chief executive officer, assuming responsibilities…

Op-Ed: California Needs Clinical Data To See The Most Vulnerable

Accessing health care in California can be a hurdle in itself. For our low-income, unhoused and vulnerable citizens, many of whom make up the 14 million Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal, finding and returning regularly to a usual source of care can be challenging. In my region of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, about 30% of our population…

Manifest MedEx and Leading California Health Plan Speed Care Coordination and Improve Member Experience with Hospital ADT Notifications

Participating in California’s largest nonprofit health data network streamlines post-discharge care coordination, reduces readmissions, and improves member outcomes and experience — all while saving more than 9 hours a day of staff time for a single team Over the past few years, health plans large and small have been transitioning to new roles in the…

The Role of Admission, Discharge, Transfer (ADT) Notifications in Improving Care Coordination

How Optum uses ADT notifications to improve Transitions of Care and reduce Emergency Department and inpatient readmissions Optum, formerly NAMM California, is an independent physician association (IPA) that develops and manages provider networks, representing a network of more than 600 primary care providers and 2,000 specialists in Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties. In August 2022,…

Optimizing and Streamlining HEDIS® Reporting With Health Information Exchange Data

How an innovative health plan saves time and improves quality scores with data from Manifest MedEx As part of its quality improvement efforts, Health Plan of San Joaquin uses HEDIS® to measure performance and gauge quality and effectiveness of care provided to their members. Developed and maintained by NCQA, the performance measures in HEDIS® are related to…