CEO of Manifest MedEx Talks Need for Seamlessly Connected ADT Network in California

As healthcare systems attempt to keep pace with the transformation of the digital age, lapses in data collection create additional challenges for patients and providers in California. Erica Galvez, CEO of Manifest MedEx—California’s largest nonprofit health information organization—highlighted the need for providers to access ADT (admission, discharge, and transfer) data regarding patients. Galvez wove her way…

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Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: Industry Views on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement

With the transformation of health care through the Data Exchange Framework and Ab133 occurs across the state of California, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) published by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is transforming the health care ecosystem nationwide. TEFCA, also referred to as “the Common Agreement,”…

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Manifest MedEx Selected to Participate in DHCS’ Authorization to Share Confidential Medi-Cal Information (ASCMI) Pilot

Manifest MedEx is pleased to announce that in collaboration with San Joaquin County, Health Plan of San Joaquin, and Health Net, we are one of three selected participants in the California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) Authorization to Share Confidential Medi-Cal Information (ASCMI) Form and consent management service pilot (collectively referred to as the “ASCMI…

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Building 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…

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Incentivizing Data Sharing Among Health Plans, Hospitals, and Providers To Improve Quality

Health plans can gain efficiencies and improve quality by connecting to health information networks and incentivizing hospital and provider participation as part of pay-for-performance programs. Health plans, hospitals, and providers are increasingly recognizing that sharing claims and clinical data can help them coordinate care, reduce costs, manage population health, improve patient experience and outcomes, and…

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Op-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…

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Central 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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