Posts by Sarita Choy
ACO Reduces Potential Readmissions by 20 Percent and Improves Patient Outcomes with Manifest MedEx
Advanced Management USA, LLC manages a network of five large ACOs across the country, including California Clinical Partners ACO (CCPACO), an Advanced Track ACO formed in 2019, that spans from Kern County to San Diego County in California. Approximately 18,000 lives are assigned to the ACO, and their providers serve 36,000 Medicare patients each year.…
Read MoreManifest MedEx to Begin NCQA Data Aggregator Validation for Measure Year 2021
MX will soon begin the process of validating participant data for the NCQA Data Aggregator Validation (DAV) program again, following our successful completion and validation for MY 2020. This program involves audits of MX data, policies, and procedures to benefit the data quality for the entire network. Receiving NCQA DAV status demonstrates that data within…
Read MoreAB 133 Requires Data Sharing Between Healthcare Organizations
On July 27, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law health care trailer bill AB 133 which aims to transform healthcare for Californians by expanding Medi-Cal eligibility, investing in behavioral health initiatives, and requiring providers and health plans to share data with each other by 2024. AB 133 also requires the creation of a framework…
Read MoreThe $87M Push That Could Make or Break Our Public Health Data System
Since its inception in 2004, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has delivered outsized results for its size. This subdivision of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has a budget of around $60 million and a team of approximately 150 people — small by federal standards —…
Read MoreManifest MedEx Supports California’s Bold Move to Require Data Sharing Between Healthcare Entities by 2024
On July 27, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law health care trailer bill AB 133, which boldly aims to transform healthcare for Californians through various programs, including expanding Medi-Cal eligibility, investing in behavioral health initiatives, requiring providers and health plans to share data with each other by 2024, and creating a framework the exchange…
Read MoreManifest MedEx Releases Report Indicating Californians Fell as Much as 50% Behind on Medical Care, Especially Preventive Screenings and Children’s Health, During the 2020 Pandemic
First-of-its-kind analysis of a longitudinal cohort of 4 million residents shows that there is significant work to be done closing gaps in care due to pandemic. June 29, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Manifest MedEx, California’s largest nonprofit health data network, today released a report titled “Pandemic Aftershocks: Examining the Decline in…
Read MorePandemic Aftershocks: Examining the Decline in Healthcare Utilization in California During COVID-19
How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the health of Californians beyond the virus? What will be the impact of missed medical and preventive care in 2020? How can we catch up quickly? Manifest MedEx, California’s largest nonprofit health information network, completed an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare utilization in California in 2020…
Read MoreHow Medical Practices Can Prepare for the Post-COVID Boom
By Dr. Sara Pastoor, Director of Primary Care Advancement, Elation Health, and Adam Harrison, Chief Growth Officer, Manifest MedEx As California reopens, ambulatory medical practices across the state are gearing up for the surge of catch-up care with their patients. There’s a lot of work to do: Californians fell as much as 50% behind on…
Read MoreNew! Patients Can Now Request Their Unified Health Records from Manifest MedEx
At Manifest MedEx, our mission is to get health information out of silos. We want providers, hospitals, health plans – and now patients – to be able to access the information they need. That’s why MX is pleased to now offer patients access to their unified health records. Giving patients access to their own information…
Read MoreMeet Conditions of Participation with MX
Manifest MedEx is proud to help participating hospitals meet the new CMS ADT event notification regulations. Effective May 2021, all acute care, psychiatric, and critical access hospitals are required to send event notifications to the patient’s care team when patients are admitted, discharged, or transferred to community providers. Hospitals that don’t comply risk losing their…
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