Resources

Moving the Needle in Cross-Sector Population Health Networks: Celebrating Success Stories

The goal of this project is to advance the field’s knowledge of the ways that health care can and should contribute to multi-sector networks that advance population-level health goals. Beginning in early 2019, we scanned literature and conducted form

Read more…

Protected Health Information Consent Tool

In 2019, The Michigan Health Endowment commissioned Altarum to develop the PHI Consent Tool to help providers navigate the complexity of consent and confidentiality regulations around the release and exchange of protected health information (PHI).

Th

Read more…

Silo Busting: The Challenges and Success Factors for Sharing Intergovernmental Data

Executive summary:

The work of knitting together large government data systems so that they seamlessly connect and provide customer-friendly services to the public is difficult yet achievable and valuable. If this type of data sharing was easy, every

Read more…

Strategies for Engaging Vulnerable Populations in Healthcare

"Connecting and communicating with members is an important part of effective healthcare. When providers and members work as a team, health outcomes improve.¹ Members who have access to factual and high-quality health information,² guidance from a qua

Read more…

Income-Related Inequality In Affordability And Access To Primary Care In Eleven High-Income Countries

Abstract:

A high-performing health care system strives to achieve universal access, affordability, high-quality care, and equity, aiming to reduce inequality in outcomes and access. Using data from the 2020 Commonwealth Fund International Health Poli

Read more…

CLIMATE CHANGE & HEALTH: Assessing State Preparedness

Executive Summary:

Climate change poses serious threats to human health. Too often, the issue is framed as a risk for the distant future, but in fact it is here today. It is a reality for communities across the United States, and around the world, ma

Read more…

Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Health Settings Outside the Hospital and Clinic

About:

The health care ecosystem is witnessing a surge of artificial intelligence-driven technologies and products that can potentially augment care delivery outside of hospital and clinic settings. These tools can be used to conduct remote monitorin

Read more…

Integrating Data To Advance Research, Operations, And Client-Centered Services In California

Abstract:

The value of using administrative records for operational and evaluation purposes has been well established in health and human services. However, these records typically reflect the reach of a single government agency or program and fail t

Read more…

Established Data Infrastructure Enables Local Governments to Meet Need During Natural Disasters & Health Emergencies

Description:

Two-part series from AISP on leveraging cross-sector data capacity during crisis AISP is excited to announce the release of a second post focused on the use of integrated data to help state and local governments efficiently meet emergent

Read more…

Health Data Sharing to Support Better Outcomes: Building a Foundation of Stakeholder Trust

Description:

This Special Publication outlines a number of potentially valuable policy changes and actions that will help drive toward effective, efficient, and ethical data sharing, including more compelling and widespread communication efforts to i

Read more…

2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan

The key principles outlined in the plan include:

• A focus on person-centered care,
• Enabling value-based care by promoting improvements in care quality,
• Creating a culture of secure access to health information,
• Putting research into action,
• Encouragi

Read more…

State of Interoperability among Major U.S. Cities

Highlights:

• Major U.S. cities have high rates of interoperability of health data, but variation exists.
• Hospitals’ engagement in interoperability improved by more than 50 percent in 8 major U.S. cities since 2015.
• Hospitals that participate in an HI

Read more…

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Data Summary & Trends Report: 2009-2019

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report uses YRBS data from 2009 to 2019 to focus on four priority focus areas associated with STDs, including HIV, and unintended teen pregnancy:

• Sexual Behavior
• High-Risk Substance Use
• Experienci

Read more…

State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit

Intent:

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working hard to make sure we help our beneficiaries and the people who are working on the front lines to care for patients during this pandemic. We have taken numerous steps to respond to

Read more…

Health Equity Center Aims to Address Racial Health Disparities

Highlights:

• The Center, funded by a $50 million grant from philanthropist Ray Dalio of Dalio Philanthropies, will investigate actionable steps healthcare can take to address health disparities affecting communities of color.
• NewYork-Presbyterian int

Read more…

Understanding the Well-Being of LGBTQI+ Populations

Snapshot of LGBTQI+ Well-Being:

• Legal System — While legal reforms have improved quality of life for many, discrimination against and mistreatment of LGBTQI+ individuals remain common. Laws vary greatly among states on issues such as gender markers

Read more…

Sequoia Project sets sights on semantic interoperability with new guidance effort

Highlights:

• The Sequoia Project announced Wednesday that it's forming a new Data Usability Workgroup to continue removing barriers to interoperability, and is calling for participants in advance of its first meeting later this month.
• The workgroup,

Read more…

Feds Map Out Interoperability Strategy for VA, DoD EHR Systems

Highlights:

• FEHRM took over for the Interagency Program Office in 2019, which previously managed patient data exchange and interoperability between the DoD and VA’s EHR systems, is now in charge of VA and DoD’s new Cerner Millennium EHR systems, whi

Read more…

Exploring 3 Levels of Health Information Exchange, Data Access

Highlights:

• According to The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) —and nearly everyone else in healthcare—electronic health information exchange (HIE) allows providers and patients to appropriately access and s

Read more…

A Guide to Cybersecurity in Healthcare

Protect your electronic information and assets from unauthorized access, use and disclosure. Discover how to identify cyberthreats, understand best practices, and demystify laws and regulations related to cybersecurity in healthcare.

In this Guide:

Read more…