beverly.ntagu, Author at Manifest MedEx

Data Sharing Agreement Draft Policies Discussed and Released for Public Comment

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) has released four new draft Policies and Procedures (P&Ps) and one modified P&P for the DxF’s Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) for public comment. The draft P&Ps include important new requirements for hospitals to proactively send ADT event notifications. Earlier drafts of these new P&Ps were discussed at the CalHHS…

Public Health Department Aims to Reduce San Bernardino County’s Huge Increase in Syphilis Cases

Over the last five years, California has seen a dramatic increase in syphilis and congenital syphilis cases. Between 2017 and 2020, San Bernardino County experienced a 135 percent increase in congenital syphilis and a 54 percent increase in syphilis, prompting an intensive response from the county’s Department of Public Health. Public Health staff members are…

Harnessing ADT Data: Transforming Patient Care and Addressing Social Needs

Manifest MedEx leads the charge in California by utilizing basic health information for improved healthcare equity and outcomes. Basic health information can provide important insight into meeting patients’ social needs, and that can support providers in meeting patients’ needs and keeping them healthier. In fact, some of the simplest data – like notifications associated with…

HIE Consortium Releases Health Data Utility Maturity Model

The model aims to help state leaders advance the health data utility concept to address public health challenges through HIE. The Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability (CSRI), a collection of five nonprofit health information exchange (HIE) organizations, has released a health data utility (HDU) maturity model. An HDU is a nonprofit organization serving as a public-private resource for…

eHealth Exchange, CSRI Announce QHIN Partnership Intentions

As CSRI, Five of Nation’s Largest Nonprofit Health Data Networks Intend To Participate in ONC’s TEFCA Through eHealth Exchange, Once Designated VIENNA, Va., Jan. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — eHealth Exchange, one of the nation’s oldest and largest health information networks, today announced that the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability (CSRI), a collection of five…

Can Existing Health Information Exchanges Be Leveraged To Modernize Public Health Surveillance?

In 2023, the California Department of Public Health’s Division of Communicable Disease Control (DCDC) set out to explore if health information organizations (HIOs), rich in crucial and current health data, such as demographics, encounters, labs, and test results, could improve public health surveillance data, and as a result, health equity. DCDC partnered on a pilot…

Los Angeles County Street Medicine Provider Uses Longitudinal Patient Records from Manifest MedEx to Care for Older Adults and Other Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

Healthcare in Action (HIA) is a medical group that provides healthcare, substance use, behavioral health, and social services to older adults and other vulnerable individuals who are experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, which holds the highest population of unhoused individuals in the nation. For HIA, streamlining care coordination and improving efficiency is critical to managing…

San Joaquin County’s Goal to Leverage Real-time Health Data to Improve Public Health

San Joaquin County Public Health Services (SJCPHS) aims to advance health equity, promote healthy living, and improve the conditions that impact the overall well-being of over 790,000 residents in San Joaquin County. Located in Central California, San Joaquin County (SJC) is among the fastest growing counties in the state. In a study published by UC…

Manifest MedEx Helps Primary Care Providers Improve Post-Discharge Workflow and Provide Holistic Patient Care

Riverside Family Physicians (RFP) is a family practice dedicated to providing the highest quality of care for patients in the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino counties). Their team of providers offer primary adult and pediatric care, including telehealth and tele-psychiatry. They also lead multiple care management programs focused on specific populations to promote whole…

The Country’s Largest Network of Independent Primary Care Organizations Utilizes ADTs to Improve Care Coordination and Reduce Medical Spending

Founded in 2014, Aledade is the largest network of independent primary care organizations in the country, helping primary care practices, Community Health Centers (CHCs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and health clinics deliver better care and thrive under value-based care. Together with 1,500+ practices in 46 states and the District of Columbia, Aledade shares in…