MX Septemeber Newsletter

A monthly roundup of news and updates from MX

September 2024 Edition

MX Welcomes New Board Members!


Manifest MedEx is dedicated to advancing health equity, improving access to quality health data, and enhancing patient care coordination through the secure and seamless exchange of health and human services data. To support these goals, MX welcomes Francisco J. Silva, Esq., President and Chief Executive Officer of the California Primary Care Association (CPCA), and Krishna Ramachandran, Senior Vice President of Health Transformation and Provider Adoption at Blue Shield of California, to our Board of Directors.

As MX continues to accelerate data sharing across the state, we are thrilled to have Francisco and Krishna on our board! Their collective expertise and leadership in health advocacy, driving quality and value with an emphasis on collaboration, will propel MX’s mission to advance data sharing and build a digital health safety net that creates a healthier California for all.

MX Product Roadmap Quarterly Update

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification (SOGI) Data Available in Reports
MX has now updated key reports to include SOGI information, including the Chronic Conditions Risk report, the Contact Information report, and the Health Equity and Social Drivers of Health report. This enhancement will allow you to better understand the gender preferences of your patients/members and to tailor your communications and services accordingly. If you would like to know more about these reports, please reach out to your Customer Success Account Manager.

New Reports Available
Manifest MedEx now provides Panel Processing Reports, upon request, offering comprehensive validation for each record in panels submitted by MX participants. These reports allow participants to understand which individuals on a panel fail to process into MX’s system and why, giving visibility to data quality issues that the participant can address to avoid gaps in data delivery or accessibility from MX.

Participants can receive two report types, both provided in CSV format: a summary-level report for an overview and a detailed line-item report for in-depth analysis.

If you are interested in receiving this report, please submit a request to your Customer Success Account Manager.

We look forward to providing more updates in the coming months!

Support County Health and Human Services Goals with

Real-Time Health Data from Manifest MedEx

Most counties today face challenges to getting the right digital health information, at the right time – and shared across the right entities – to support the health and well-being of residents through efforts like public health surveillance, behavioral health programs, and Medi-Cal transformation. Having critical real-time health data informs pro-active decision-making at the individual level to ensure a whole person care approach that incorporates social services. At the community level, accurate and timely population health data provides an understanding of the drivers of health disparities and informs initiatives to improve health equity and support healthy communities.

Here are some of the most common ways counties and public health jurisdictions are using or could use data from MX:

  • Public Health Surveillance and Communicable Disease Management
  • Achieve Behavioral Health Priorities
  • Advance Medi-Cal and CalAIM Transformation Goals

Learn how counties and public health jurisdictions can partner with Manifest MedEx to gain access to the tools and health data needed to support county health and human services goals.

ICYMI: New Updates to MX Participant Policies

Over the last several years, both California and national interoperability requirements have been implemented and expanded upon, resulting in additional requirements on intermediaries such as MX. As continued exchange through secure and robust regional and national networks is a critical component of achieving our collective health goals, MX is updating its Participant Policies to continue effectively supporting Participants through regional and national networks and to provide additional clarity around the use cases supported by new exchange requirements and frameworks. We believe that these changes allow MX to provide more and better information to all our Participants, resulting in better patient care, lower costs, and more efficient and robust exchange. At a high level these policy changes address:
  1. Increased requirements for data sharing. We have included two new policies to align with the California Data Exchange Framework and the national Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) requirements
  2. Public Health. Specificity around Public Health: (1) role-based access PP-4 “Permitted Uses Of Data And The System” and (2) limitations on use of data: PP-18 “Physical Security” have been included to provide clarity around the public health use case in alignment with HIPAA.
  3. Transparency. Policy PP-7 “Opt-Out” has been updated to explicitly state that MX may initiate a review and validation of Opted-Out patients. Additionally, a description of the MX HEDIS look-back offering has been included in PP-16 “Data and PHI Access” as an explicitly permitted use case. Both updates are in response to a variety of Participant requests.
  4. Clarification and Clean-up. Minor edits have been included throughout to address areas where prior language either: (1) frequently resulted in questions from our Participants or (2) was no longer relevant, was redundant, or required grammatical or other similar corrections.

A redlined version of the updated Participant Policies is available at the above referenced link and will take effect as of December 1, 2024.

These policy changes help MX deliver on its commitment to provide Participants with secure, high value data exchange services that improve the health and wellness of Californians while avoiding any new required action on the part of Participants.

Please contact customersuccess@manifestmedex.org with any questions regarding these changes to MX's Participant Policies.

News and Events

2024 CHEAC Annual Meeting

Register here for the 2024 CHEAC Annual Meeting where MX's Mimi Hall, Vice President of Public Policy and Partnerships, will join Shadi Barfjani, MD, MSc, Senior Deputy Director, San Joaquin County Public Health Services, and Victoria Worthy, Chief Information Officer, Health Plan of San Joaquin and discuss, in a workshop titled, "Leveraging HIEs to Accelerate Robust Health Data Sharing Across CA," on Thursday, October 3 from 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm PT, how leveraging Manifest MedEx tools and services through collaborative efforts will help meet emerging data exchange requirements and accelerate robust health data sharing.
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2024 IEHP Future of Health Summit

Erica Galvez, Chief Executive Officer, Manifest MedEx will present at the Inland Empire Health Plan's 3rd Annual Future of Health Summit on October 11th.

Register here to ensure you don't miss discussions on innovative initiatives that MX is participating in to advance in our mission to make meaningful and lasting improvements to California’s health data infrastructure.
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Civitas Networks for Health 2024 Annual Conference

Register here for the Civitas Networks for Health 2024 Annual Conference – "Bridging Data and Doing" – taking place from Tuesday, October 15, to Thursday, October 17, at the Detroit Renaissance Marriott Hotel and Convention Center.

MX's Chief Executive Officer, Erica Galvez, Chief Information Officer, Jason Buckner, and Senior Advisor of Strategic Initiatives, Leslie Goodyear-Moya will present on the impact of health and human services data sharing on closing health equity gaps, highlighted across the following panels:

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2024 CPCA Annual Conference

The California Primary Care Association will host their 2024 Annual Conference from October 17-18 in Sacramento, California, where Manifest MedEx is a proud sponsor!

Register here and visit Booth #503 to learn more about how to join MX and gain access to the tools and health data needed to comply with your data sharing requirements, reduce costs, save time, and support better care for your patients.
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2024 CAHP Annual Conference

Manifest MedEx is pleased to serve as a sponsor for the California Association of Health Plans' 2024 Annual Conference, taking place in Desert Springs from October 21-23, 2024!

Register here to learn how health plans in California are dealing with changes, taking on new responsibilities for the state, implementing laws and regulations, and planning for the future. Visit Booth #201 to learn how Manifest MedEx enables California’s leading health plans to meet their data sharing requirements, better coordinate care, improve member outcomes, manage population health, and improve efficiency.

Network Growth

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New data sources available on MX today:

ADTs from the following 124 participants:

Alameda Hospital
Asian Americans for Community Involvement (3 locations)
Axis Community Health, Inc. (4 locations)
Chemming and Margaret Hu Medical Center
Comprehensive OBGYN Care
Creedon Advanced Wound Care
Eastmont Wellness Center
Fairmont Rehabilitation and Wellness
Frank Kiang Medical Center
Friends of Family Health Center (5 locations)
Gardner Family Health Network (7 locations)
Hayward Wellness Center
Highland Wellness Center
John George Psychiatric Hospital
La Clinica De La Raza (10 locations)
Lifelong Medical Care (13 locations)
Main Dental
Marina Wellness & Surgical Associates
Mission Neighborhood Health Center (7 locations)

Native American Health Center (11 locations)
Newark Wellness Center
OHigh Medical Center
Open Door Community Health Centers (10 locations)
Park Bridge Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
Pediatrics - San Leandro
Perris Valley Medical Group, Inc.
Ravenswood Family Health Network (5 locations)
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Rolland & Kathryn Lowe Medical Center
San Leandro Hospital
School Health Clinics of Santa Clara City (5 Locations)
South Shore Rehabilitation and Wellness
Specialty Mental Health - Oakland
The Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center (17 locations)
Weinberg Clinic
West Oakland Health Council (3 locations)

CCDAs from the following 122 participants:

Asian Americans for Community Involvement (3 locations)
Axis Community Health, Inc. (4 locations)
Caring For Women Main Office ( 2 locations)
Chemming and Margaret Hu Medical Center
Comprehensive OBGYN Care
Frank Kiang Medical Center
Friends of Family Health Center (5 locations)
Gardner Family Health Network (7 locations)
Grove Internal Medicine Inc.
High Care Hospice, Inc.
La Clinica De La Raza (10 locations)
Lifelong Medical Care (13 locations)
Main Dental
Mallu Reddy M.D., Inc.
Marcelo R. Rivera, M.D., Inc.
Mission Neighborhood Health Center (7 locations)
Native American Health Center (11 locations)

Neil L. Halim, M.D., Inc.
OHigh Medical Center
Open Door Community Health Centers (10 locations)
Pediatrics - San Leandro
Perris Valley Medical Group, Inc.
Ravenswood Family Health Network (5 locations)
Rolland & Kathryn Lowe Medical Center
Savie Health Corp
School Health Clinics of Santa Clara City (5 locations)
Sean S. To, M.D., Inc.
Seton Medical Center
Seton Medical Center Coastside
Shafi Khalid, M.D., Professional Corporation
Specialty Mental Health - Oakland
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center (17 locations)
Weinberg Clinic
West Oakland Health Council (3 locations)

Labs from the following 41 participants:

Advanced Dermatology, Thomas J Hoffmann, M.D., Surgical & Medical Office, Inc. (3 locations)
Alameda Alliance for Health
DeSilva Medical, Inc.
Dr. Ashok Melvani, M.D.
Fresno American Indian Health Project
Hee Yong Oh, M.D., Inc.
Hun Kang, M.D., Inc.
Native American Health Center (10 locations)
Onyinye Okezie, M.D., Inc.
Paradise Medical Group, Inc. (2 locations)
Richard Park M.D., A Professional Corporation
Sacramento Native American Health Center, Inc. (3 locations)
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center (12 locations)
West Oakland Health Council (3 locations)

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