collaboration - Blog - The NIC Collaboration Hub2024-03-28T13:42:31Zhttps://hub.nic-us.org/blog/feed/tag/collaborationIn the NIC of Time for 2020: Engage in a Different Kind of Webinar Serieshttps://hub.nic-us.org/blog/in-the-nic-of-time-for-2020-engage-in-a-different-kind-of-webinar2020-01-20T21:05:45.000Z2020-01-20T21:05:45.000ZHub Adminhttps://hub.nic-us.org/members/NIC<div><p>By <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/members/DanielStein">Daniel Stein</a>, President, <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/" target="_blank">Stewards of Change Institute</a> | Co-P.I., <a href="https://nic-us.org/" target="_blank">National Interoperability Collaborative</a></p>
<p>Last year, when the <a href="http://www.stewardsofchange.org" target="_blank">Stewards of Change Institute</a> team set out to create a genuinely different kind of webinar series for our <a href="https://nic-us.org/" target="_blank">National Interoperability Collaborative (NIC)</a>, we fully understood the challenge ahead of us. Simply put, most other webinars are basically online lectures with some Q&A at the end. The content is usually useful, so that model generally works just fine – and, besides, it’s tough to devise a new approach that truly engages dozens or even hundreds of attendees.</p>
<p><strong>How are our webinars different? </strong></p>
<p>Since collaboration and interoperability are central to NIC's mission, we always try to show (not just preach) that cross-domain conversation, interaction, learning and teamwork are indeed possible to achieve. Even in a webinar. So, in the wake of <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/join-us-as-we-kick-off-the-2020-nic-of-time-webinar-series" target="_blank">NIC’s first weekly webinar of 2020 last week</a>, I’m happy to report that we’re well on our way toward accomplishing our goal, which, in a nutshell, is to turn interested <em>attendees</em> into engaged <em>participants</em>.</p>
<p>The ingredients in our not-so-secret sauce include accomplished expert presenters, of course, along with a facilitation approach that keeps conversations going throughout each session. Another key is the selection of diverse topics and showcasing them in ways that clearly demonstrate the value of information-sharing and collaboration across silos, domains and disciplines.</p>
<p><strong>What is coming up?</strong></p>
<p>On January 24th, 2020, for example, we’ll be exploring the potentially extensive impact of the new <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/what-s-in-a-niem" target="_blank">National Informational Exchange Model (NIEM) Health Domain</a> (in which NIC will be an active participant), presented by <a href="http://hub.nic-us.org/members/RobertTagalicod" target="_blank">Robert S. Tagalicod</a>, Senior Advisor in the HHS Office of the Chief Information Officer. And, in the weeks and months to come, we’ll offer a series of presentations on the Social Determinants of Health and Well-Being, led by <a href="http://hub.nic-us.org/members/KarenLSmith" target="_blank">Karen Smith</a>, the former Director of Public Health in California; an examination of the Public Safety domain through the lens of improving civil-legal to improve access and equity for underserved populations with innovative technology solutions in the courts, presented by the Pew Charitable Trusts; and discussions that will focus on NIC’s other <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Six-Domains-Full-Document-Final-03-19-18.pdf">Six Primary Domains</a> Impacting Health and Well-Being, such as Education, Emergency Medical Response and Public Health and many other topics.</p>
<p><strong>About Project Unify</strong></p>
<p>We’ll also be regularly checking in on another exciting, innovative element of our work: <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/projects/identity-proofing-patient-client-matching" target="_blank">Project Unify</a>, which is a proof of concept initiative developed by the <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/groups/let-s-get-technical" target="_blank">Let’s Get Technical group</a> and the Technical Advisory Committee for the Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) on the NIC Collaboration Hub. The project, which focuses on person-matching to expedite data-sharing between health and human services, is making headway and promises to offer real-world applications in this complex, sometimes-vexing area of interoperability. Please take a look at the <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/projects/identity-proofing-patient-client-matching" target="_blank">latest updates</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Join Us!</strong></p>
<p>We invite you to join <a href="http://www.hub.nic-us.org">the NIC Collaboration Hub</a>, so you can see and hear for yourself why so many thought leaders, organizational executives, government officials and other professionals from around the country participate in these high-energy sessions at noon (Eastern) every Friday. They are primarily hosted by our aforementioned Let’s Get Technical group, one of nine affinity groups currently on the Collaboration Hub, with more to come during the next months.</p>
<p>You can review the <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/blog/2019-in-review-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-year-s-achievements-and" target="_blank">multiple sessions we held in 2019</a> on the NIC Collaboration Hub, contribute to those conversations and join us for the variety of webinars we are planning for 2020.</p></div>2019 In Review - A Look Back at some of the Year's Achievements and Most Popular Moments, on the NIC Hub!https://hub.nic-us.org/blog/2019-in-review-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-year-s-achievements-and2020-01-17T15:36:52.000Z2020-01-17T15:36:52.000ZHub Adminhttps://hub.nic-us.org/members/NIC<div><div>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="color:#ffffff;line-height:1;">A Look Back at some of the Year's Achievements and Most Popular Moments, on the NIC Hub!</strong></span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/members/DanielBach" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" title="Daniel Bach" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3026913952,RESIZE_180x180{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="Daniel Bach" width="80" /></a></td>
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<ol style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;"><li><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="Opioid Prevention" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/groups/opioid-epidemic" target="_blank">Opioid Prevention</a>, facilitated by <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/members/JoshCRubin" target="_blank">Joshua C. Rubin</a>. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="Let's Get Technical!" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/groups/let-s-get-technical" target="_blank">Let's Get Technical!</a>, facilitated by <a href="http://hub.nic-us.org/members/DaveWalsh">Dave Walsh</a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="Social Determinants of Health and Wellness" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/groups/social-determinants" target="_blank">Social Determinants of Health and Wellness</a>, facilitated by <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/members/NavahStein" target="_blank">Navah Stein</a>.</span></li>
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<p><a style="color:#ffffff;" title="Chris Gibbons" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/what-do-smart-cities-have-to-do-with-interoperability" target="_blank"><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;float:left;" title="Chris Gibbons" src="http://go.stewardsofchange.com/rs/092-MYB-392/images/Michael%20Gibbons.JPG" alt="Chris Gibbons" width="80" /></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="What do Smart Cities have to do with Interoperability?" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/what-do-smart-cities-have-to-do-with-interoperability" target="_blank">What do Smart Cities have to do with Interoperability?</a> </span></p>
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<p><a style="color:#ffffff;" title="Jocelyn Keegan" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/what-do-smart-cities-have-to-do-with-interoperability" target="_blank"><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;float:left;" title="Jocelyn Keegan" src="http://go.stewardsofchange.com/rs/092-MYB-392/images/Jocelyn%20Keegan%201.jpg" alt="Jocelyn Keegan" width="80" /></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="Da Vinci Project: Addressing the needs of the Value-Based Care Community by leveraging the HL7 FHIR platform" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/da-vinci-project-addressing-the-needs-of-the-value-based-care-com" target="_blank">Da Vinci Project: Addressing the needs of the Value-Based Care Community by leveraging the HL7 FHIR platform</a> </span></p>
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<p><a style="color:#ffffff;" title="Christina Becker" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/how-child-welfare-is-working-to-increase-data-sharing-with-other-" target="_blank"><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;float:left;" title="Christina Becker" src="http://go.stewardsofchange.com/rs/092-MYB-392/images/Christina%20Becker%203.jpg" alt="Christina Becker" width="80" /></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="How Child Welfare is Working to Increase Data Sharing with Other Domains | The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/how-child-welfare-is-working-to-increase-data-sharing-with-other-" target="_blank">How Child Welfare is Working to Increase Data Sharing with Other Domains | The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)</a> </span></p>
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<p><a style="color:#ffffff;" title="Dave Ross" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/building-systems-to-research-prevent-and-treat-disease-in-develop" target="_blank"><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;float:left;" title="Dave Ross" src="http://go.stewardsofchange.com/rs/092-MYB-392/images/Dave%20Ross2.jpg" alt="Dave Ross" width="80" /></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="Building systems to research, prevent and treat disease in developing nations and how they apply to U.S. efforts" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/building-systems-to-research-prevent-and-treat-disease-in-develop" target="_blank">Building systems to research, prevent and treat disease in developing nations and how they apply to U.S. efforts</a> </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="The critical role of Public Safety for building a holistic, person-centered system of care" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/the-critical-role-of-public-safety-for-building-a-holistic-person" target="_blank">The critical role of Public Safety for building a holistic, person-centered system of care</a> </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="Key Drivers Guiding the Education Domain as It Impacts Cross-domain Communications, Data Exchange, and Interoperability" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/key-drivers-guiding-the-education-domain-as-it-impacts-cross-doma" target="_blank">Key Drivers Guiding the Education Domain as It Impacts Cross-domain Communications, Data Exchange, and Interoperability</a> </span></p>
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<p><a style="color:#ffffff;" title="Lee Barrett" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/lee-barrett-trusted-exchange-framework-and-common-agreement-tefca" target="_blank"><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;float:left;" title="Lee Barrett" src="http://go.stewardsofchange.com/rs/092-MYB-392/images/Lee%20Barrett.jpg" alt="Lee Barrett" width="80" /></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) and Its Impact on Cross-domain Interoperability" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/lee-barrett-trusted-exchange-framework-and-common-agreement-tefca" target="_blank">Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) and Its Impact on Cross-domain Interoperability</a> </span></p>
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<p><a style="color:#ffffff;" title="Presenters: Amber Ivey, Anthony Fung, Susan R. Smith and Daniel Stein" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/a-webinar-in-the-nic-of-time-administrative-data-as-a-strategic-a" target="_blank"><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;float:left;" title="Presenters: Amber Ivey, Anthony Fung, Susan R. Smith and Daniel Stein" src="http://go.stewardsofchange.com/rs/092-MYB-392/images/Pew.jpg" alt="Presenters: Amber Ivey, Anthony Fung, Susan R. Smith and Daniel Stein" width="80" /></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="Administrative Data as a Strategic Asset - The Pew Charitable Trusts" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/a-webinar-in-the-nic-of-time-administrative-data-as-a-strategic-a" target="_blank">Administrative Data as a Strategic Asset - The Pew Charitable Trusts</a> </span></p>
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<p><a style="color:#ffffff;" title="Presenters: Paul Wormeli, Karen Smith, Mary Ann Cooney and Daniel Stein" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/webinar-getting-upstream-of-the-opioid-crisis-the-critical-role-o" target="_blank"><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;float:left;" title="Presenters: Paul Wormeli, Karen Smith, Mary Ann Cooney and Daniel Stein" src="http://go.stewardsofchange.com/rs/092-MYB-392/images/OP%20webinar.jpg" alt="Presenters: Paul Wormeli, Karen Smith, Mary Ann Cooney and Daniel Stein" width="80" /></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><a style="color:#004a98;" title="Getting Upstream of the Opioid Crisis - The Critical Role of Prevention" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/webinar-getting-upstream-of-the-opioid-crisis-the-critical-role-o" target="_blank">Getting Upstream of the Opioid Crisis - The Critical Role of Prevention</a> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="Improving Health and Human Services: It’s About Making Connections" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/blog/improving-health-and-human-services-it-s-about-making-connections" target="_blank">Improving Health and Human Services: It’s About Making Connections</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="Illustrating Interoperability: From San Diego to Chicago … and Beyond!" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/blog/illustrating-interoperability-from-san-diego-to-chicago-and-beyon" target="_blank">Illustrating Interoperability: From San Diego to Chicago … and Beyond!</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="It’s Time to Add Prevention to the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic; New Playbook Focuses on 11 Replicable Strategies to `Go Upstream’" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/blog/it-s-time-to-add-prevention-to-the-fight-against-the-opioid-epide" target="_blank">It’s Time to Add Prevention to the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic; New Playbook Focuses on 11 Replicable Strategies to `Go Upstream’</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:16px;"><a title="National Interoperability Collaborative Wins Three Prestigious Davey Awards" href="https://hub.nic-us.org/blog/national-interoperability-collaborative-wins-three-prestigious-da" target="_blank">National Interoperability Collaborative Wins Three Prestigious Davey Awards</a> </span></li>
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<li style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/videos/participants-reactions-interoperability-gallery-2019-community-in" target="_blank">The NIC Interoperability Gallery ... In Their Words!</a></li>
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</div></div>Improving Health and Human Services: It’s About Making Connectionshttps://hub.nic-us.org/blog/improving-health-and-human-services-it-s-about-making-connections2019-10-14T18:25:05.000Z2019-10-14T18:25:05.000ZHub Adminhttps://hub.nic-us.org/members/NIC<div><p> </p>
<p>By <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/members/DanielStein">Daniel Stein</a>, President, <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/" target="_blank">Stewards of Change Institute</a> | Co-P.I., <a href="https://nic-us.org/" target="_blank">National Interoperability Collaborative</a></p>
<p><strong>The 11th Annual Connected Health Conference | October 16-18 | Boston, MA</strong></p>
<p>When I first saw the title of this week’s <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/the-11th-annual-connected-health-conference">Connected Health Conference</a>, “Designing for Healthy Habits and Better Outcomes,” I was delighted. After all, <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/" target="_blank">Stewards of Change Institute (SOCI)</a> has been working for over 15 years to bridge the silos that historically have separated the numerous sectors and systems that contribute to everyone’s health and well-being. So the event’s title signaled that leading organizations in our country clearly “get” that it’s essential to infuse their work with factors and considerations other than healthcare.</p>
<p>Specifically, designing “healthy habits” entails taking into account how and where people spend their time. And achieving “better outcomes” necessarily means incorporating the social determinants of health and well-being (where we live, work, play and pray), since they constitute 80 percent of contributing factors to overall health. In other words, the event’s title is yet more evidence – along with the growing number of interoperability and information-sharing projects across our country – that the walls are indeed crumbling, and that’s very good news indeed.</p>
<p>I’m very proud of the positive role we have played in getting us to this point, often as a result of <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/new-kresge-grant-renewed-commitment-equity-interoperability/" target="_blank">support from the Kresge Foundation</a>. Indeed, it’s becoming increasingly commonplace to see professionals at all levels working to make the vital connections about the “domains” that impact us all (health, human services, healthcare, public health, education, the courts, etc.). And, for a few reasons, I’m especially looking forward to participating in the upcoming <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/the-11th-annual-connected-health-conference">Connected Health Conference</a>.</p>
<p>First and foremost, that’s because it’s heartening and inspiring to see progress being made with one’s own eyes, and <a href="https://www.connectedhealthconf.org/boston/2019/schedule">the CHC agenda</a> reflects that it’s really happening. Second, it’s always energizing to spend time with and learning from colleagues – such as those in the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), which is a strategic partner of SOCI.</p>
<p><strong>The Interoperability Mural Gallery</strong></p>
<p>Finally, all of us at Stewards of Change Institute are excited that we’ll be presenting our new <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/graphic-murals/murals-showcase/" target="_blank">Interoperability Mural Gallery</a> for just the third time, after successful showings at two other major national events this year. Those were the <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/ciesummit2019">Community Information Exchange Summit</a> in San Diego and the <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/2019-medicaid-enterprise-systems-conference">Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference</a> in Chicago.</p>
<p>The two dozen murals we’ll be displaying at the Connected Health Conference represent a sampling of <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/graphic-murals/" target="_blank">the hundreds</a> that we’ve created over the years at Stewards symposia, trainings, strategic planning sessions and other events over the years. Together, in a way that we believe cannot be found anywhere else (and certainly not in as vivid a way), they essentially chronicle the history of interoperability’s path, the issues it encompasses, the successes and challenges it has faced over time, and offer a vision of the future moving into the next decade.</p>
<p>Most pointedly, these vivid graphic illustrations compose a first-of-its-kind exhibit designed to capture and expedite learning; to highlight key ideas relating to interoperability, information-sharing and collaboration; and to stimulate discussion across programs and domains. We hope and believe that the gallery will do all of those things at this week’s <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/the-11th-annual-connected-health-conference">conference</a> in Boston. Please attend if you can and, if you do, stop by to tour the gallery or follow our updates on <a href="https://twitter.com/StewardsChange" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. I feel confident that, in these captivating pieces of art, you’ll see all the connections come together.</p>
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<p>When we launched the NIC Collaboration Hub almost exactly a year ago, we felt certain that this would be a valuable – even unique – tool to advance interoperability and information-sharing across the multiple domains that affect everyone’s health and well-being. Nevertheless, we had one gnawing concern: If we build it, will busy professionals around the country really come to use it?</p>
<p>Today, I’m delighted to report that the answer is “yes.” So I’m writing this blog to express the gratitude of all of us at the <a href="http://www.nic-us.org" target="_blank">National Interoperability Collaborative</a> to all of you who are not only participating in various ways on the Hub, but are also demonstrating that it’s of genuine benefit. </p>
<p>Here are just some of the numbers that indicate we’re on the right track:</p>
<ul><li><strong>The Hub now has over 800 members</strong> and is growing almost daily. These range from individual professionals working in <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Six-Domains-Full-Document-Final-03-19-18.pdf" target="_blank">the six domains</a> in which NIC primarily operates to major regional and national organizations such as HIMSS, NACCHO, ASTHO, NESCSO and the Sequoia Project.</li>
<li><strong>Hub members have shared about 900 resources</strong>, with more being posted every week. Cumulatively, they offer a single destination where you can obtain relevant research and other important knowledge, share and gain relevant knowledge, and conceive and inform initiatives.</li>
<li><strong>The Hub has had over 81,000 page views from more than 12,000 visits, with an 86 percent engagement rate during the past year.</strong> During the same period, NIC has held a series of webinars and group calls with a unique aspect – participant discussion and collaboration on the Hub itself.</li>
<li>And the activity we’re probably most proud of (so far), is the <strong>active engagement we’ve gotten in the eight <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/groups/">affinity groups</a> on the Hub</strong>; hundreds of professionals from governments at all levels, industry, nonprofits and academia have signed up for and participated to date.</li>
</ul><p><a href="http://www.stewardsofchange.org" target="_blank">Stewards of Change Institute</a> conceived the Hub for the same reasons that we created the broader NIC “community of networks” about a year earlier. That is, to provide the online (Hub) and on-the-ground (NIC) means for thought leaders, policy-makers, practitioners and other professionals to share information and work together for tangible, systemic progress in ways they hadn’t done before. That goes for advances within their own organizations and fields and, most critically, across the varied domains/disciplines that need to routinely communicate in order to make sustainable, enduring improvements in the health and well-being of everyone in our country, especially those among us who are most underserved.</p>
<p>If you haven’t <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/main/authorization/signUp">signed up</a> to the Hub yet, we invite you to do so. Join one or more of the <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/groups">groups</a>, contribute to or utilize the Hub resources, and start or engage in one of the conversations. Most importantly, let us know what’s working and what recommendations you may have about how we can make the Hub even more engaging and genuinely useful. Remember: It’s only one year old, so we’re making ongoing improvements based on the feedback we receive. <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RVR3D72" target="_blank">Share your feedback!</a></p>
<p>To all of you who are already taking advantage of the various activities on the NIC Collaboration Hub, thank you again for your support, participation and inspiration. To those who haven’t yet joined our community, consider this a personal invitation to get on board. After all, we all want to reach the same destination. <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/main/authorization/signUp">Join Today!</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/members/DanielStein">Daniel Stein</a></p>
<p>SOCI President and NIC Principal Investigator</p></div>Illustrating Interoperability: From San Diego to Chicago … and Beyond!https://hub.nic-us.org/blog/illustrating-interoperability-from-san-diego-to-chicago-and-beyon2019-08-26T20:07:45.000Z2019-08-26T20:07:45.000ZHub Adminhttps://hub.nic-us.org/members/NIC<div><p>The annual Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference is always a great place to share ideas, learn about new initiatives and technologies, network with federal and state officials and engage with industry leaders from across the country. <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/events/2019-medicaid-enterprise-systems-conference">This year’s MESC</a> – which took place in Chicago last week – was no exception. I’m gratified to say that <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/" target="_blank">Stewards of Change Institute</a> had the privilege to show our innovative <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/graphic-murals/murals-showcase/" target="_blank">Interoperability Mural Gallery</a> at the event.</p>
<p>It was the second time we’d presented a version of the gallery, which vividly showcases an array of concepts relating to interoperability, information-sharing and specific issues such as privacy and confidentiality, the social determinants of health, race equity and many more. Over the past decade, we’ve created and collected about 150 murals, which are drawn in real time with participants at our symposia, trainings, strategic planning sessions and other events. The murals help “make thinking visual” by providing graphic, visual, illustrative “notes” that convey complex topics that can be used for teaching and dissemination purposes.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/graphic-murals/murals-showcase/mural-gallery-2019-cie-summit/" target="_blank">gallery’s premier</a> was at the <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/events/2019-community-information-exchange-summit/" target="_blank">Community Information Exchange Summit</a> in San Diego in April 2019. The expansive display of 30 of our murals that we showed there received strong reviews from attendees and organizers alike. As a result, several other major conference have expressed interest in bringing the gallery to their events, starting with MESC.</p>
<p>The gallery is still a work in progress. We expect that it will change in size and content from venue to venue to meet each conference organizer’s goals, key themes and available space. Wherever we take the gallery, our core objectives will always remain focused on sharing the accumulated knowledge about data-sharing and interoperability; stimulating thinking and new conversations; and providing vital information that attendees can learn from and actually use in their own work.</p>
<p>Please take a look at <a href="https://hub.nic-us.org/videos/participants-reactions-interoperability-gallery-2019-community-in">this new video</a> we’ve produced about the mural gallery, and let us know what you think. You can also see dozens of the murals at the <a href="https://stewardsofchange.org/graphic-murals/" target="_blank">Stewards of Change Institute website</a>. Better yet, come see them in person at an upcoming event. </p>
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<p>By Adam Pertman</p>
<p> </p></div>Innovative Information-Sharing: Administrative Data as a Strategic Assethttps://hub.nic-us.org/blog/innovative-information-sharing-administrative-data-as-a-strategic2019-06-17T23:05:52.000Z2019-06-17T23:05:52.000ZHub Adminhttps://hub.nic-us.org/members/NIC<div><p style="line-height: 1.5;"><a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2018/02/how-states-use-data-to-inform-decisions" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img style="padding: 5px; float: right;" title="The Data as a Strategic Asset project at The Pew Charitable Trusts" src="https://nic-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/400X400-300x300.jpg" alt="The Data as a Strategic Asset project at The Pew Charitable Trusts" width="200" height="200" /></a>Every day, state governments make decisions that affect their citizens’ lives. They determine which policies to enact and which problems to address. They establish how programs should be run and where budget dollars are best spent, as well as who qualifies for government assistance. To effectively serve the public, officials at every level of state government are tasked with ensuring that these daily decisions are prudent and well-informed. Consequently, states are increasingly turning to administrative data collected and maintained primarily for the routine management of programs and services – such as vital records, college enrollment data, and Medicaid utilization statistics – to make strategic decisions.</p>
<p style="line-height: 1.5;">While researchers have explored the use of administrative data in various areas (for example, identifying frequent users of emergency services), little has been published on this trend more broadly. As state leaders seek to harness data in innovative ways, what common themes, noteworthy successes, and notable challenges have the 50 states experienced across a broad cross-section of issues? To address that question, The Pew Charitable Trusts interviewed state leaders across the U.S. and reviewed relevant laws, documents, and policies in all 50 states. Last year, Pew published <a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2018/02/how-states-use-data-to-inform-decisions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a report</a> that is the culmination of that research, which provided the first comprehensive overview of how data are being utilized across the country. Its findings remain on-point and, if anything, are even more relevant today. Indeed, because of the longtime efforts of organizations like Stewards of Change Institute and initiatives such as the Institute’s new National Interoperability Collaborative (NIC), we’re all increasingly aware of the importance of sharing, analyzing and learning from data for a growing number of purposes.</p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.5;">States traditionally use administrative data to prepare annual reports showing how funds were spent and the impact of particular programs. More recently, they have begun harnessing existing information through data analytics – reviews to identify meaningful information and correlations. Such efforts open up critical new opportunities for governments to make effective decisions. Analysts can uncover important insights by employing techniques such as integrating and cross-referencing data sets, undertaking calculations to show trends, finding correlations between various factors, running statistical experiments, mapping geographical data to show areas of high activity, and visualizing data in charts and graphs. Additionally, data analytics can reveal the root cause of a persistent issue, diagnose breakdowns in a system, highlight obstacles, and predict future phenomena, allowing leaders to make better-informed and more-strategic decisions. Using data collected from interviews with more than 350 state officials, the Pew study highlighted ways some government leaders have employed sophisticated data analytics:</p>
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<li>Craft policy responses to complex problems. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health led an effort to integrate 10 data sets from five agencies. Findings from this analysis showed illegally obtained drugs caused more deaths than prescribed opioids and that individuals released from prison were 56 times more likely to die from an overdose than are members of the public. The state then enacted Chapter 52 in 2016 to address the opioid crisis’ contributing factors through treatment, education, and prevention.</li>
<li>Improve service delivery. Missouri health officials believed analyzing Medicaid claims data could improve patient outcomes. So they added claims information into an algorithm that factored in frequency of emergency services use by patients with chronic health conditions. Officials enrolled these Medicaid users in “health homes” – in which high-cost patients are assigned caseworkers who help coordinate the providers caring for them. The result was clearly improved clinical outcomes.</li>
<li>Manage existing resources. Delaware officials explored ways to use the state’s vehicle fleet more efficiently. After installing GPS devices, they received real-time data, such as unauthorized vehicle use and excessive idle time. Between 2008 and 20, the GPS data analysis allowed managers to better-allocate vehicles across the state, saving $874,000 by reducing the miles driven and fuel used.</li>
<li>Examine policy and program effectiveness. The District of Columbia performed a randomized, controlled trial using administrative data to assess how to most effectively boost participation in its Summer Youth Employment Program. The trial revealed the effect of various strategies on program attendance and provided administrators with the necessary information to choose the most effective course of action.</li>
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<p style="line-height: 1.5;">Such innovative uses of administrative data remain relatively rare for a broad variety of reasons, from budget limitations to the complexities of information-sharing across agencies to the need to respond to the latest crisis. As a result, there is too often insufficient bandwidth for the level of complex analyses contemplated here. Even so, the Pew study identified five key actions state leaders could take to address these challenges and maximize the value of administrative data: Plan ahead by setting up guiding goals and structures.</p>
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<li>Build the capacity of stakeholders to effectively use data.</li>
<li>Ensure that quality data can be accessed and used by stakeholders.</li>
<li>Analyze data to create meaningful information.</li>
<li>Sustain support for continued data efforts.</li>
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<p style="line-height: 1.5;">The authors found states that had implemented a combination, or even all five, of the above actions in different policy areas. But no state has managed to apply these actions to a broad range of government agencies and achieve across-the-board improvements in how it develops policy, delivers services, manages its resources, and evaluates existing programs. The next frontier for state governments will be moving from the narrow, targeted use of data analytics to its comprehensive application across policy areas.</p>
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