Data Sharing Agreement Grant Funding Available! June 20, 2023 Health Information Technology (HIT), News, Practice Management, RCMA, Resources 0 Participate in the CalHHS Data Exchange Framework California has established a Data Exchange Framework to improve how health information is shared across the health and social services systems. Among the goals are protecting public health, improving care delivery, and guiding policies aimed at caring for the whole person, while maintaining patient privacy, data security, and promoting equity. The CalHHS Data Exchange Framework (DxF) comprises a single Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) and common set of Policies and Procedures (P&Ps) that will govern the exchange of health and social services information among health care entities and government agencies beginning January 31, 2024. Physician organizations and medical groups, including solo practices, were required to sign the DSA by January 31, 2023. Though the deadline has passed, signing the DSA is still required. Most healthcare organizations are required to share health information by 2024 (smaller providers may have until 2026), and more than 1,400 organizations have signed the DSA! Get Started with Meeting Your Data Sharing Requirements through Manifest MedEx To get started, sign the DSA via the DSA Signing Portal and contact Rudy Valdez at rvaldez@iehio.org or (951) 368-1028 to learn more about Manifest MedEx and how to apply for a DSA grant. Click here for more information on the Data Exchange Grant Manifest MedEx has also a DxF Resource page on their website with additional information, including recordings of webinars on the DxF, DSA grants, and meeting data sharing requirements: https://www.manifestmedex.org/dxf-resource/ Meet Your Health Data Sharing Requirements with Manifest MedEx Manifest MedEx, California’s largest nonprofit health information organization (HIO), can help you meet your data sharing requirements by: Securely exchanging DxF required data, In nationally adopted technical standards, With other DSA Signatories, For permitted uses only. Get Funding to Onboard with Manifest MedEx To provide direct support to DSA Signatories to meet their data sharing requirements, CalHHS will be administering up to $47M in funding through DSA Signatory Grants to subsidize their implementation efforts. The CalHHS grant program offers two different types of grants that can be used to connect to Manifest MedEx to meet your data sharing requirement. In addition, you may still be eligible for incentives through Inland Empire Health Plan’s Ambulatory P4P Program when you join Manifest MedEx. CMA Data Exchange Explainer Webinar Series Want to know more about why data exchange matters? Watch the first installment of the California Medical Association (CMA) Data Exchange Explainer Series webinars, “Data Exchange Explainer Webinar 1: Overview of Data Exchange.” CMA partnered with CHHS to develop the series to walk practices through the various considerations in implementing robust data exchange. Comments are closed.
