CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH

PATIENT CENTERED-DATA HOME: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH SUPPORTS PATIENT CENTERED DATA HOME- A MEMBER-LED INITIATIVE THAT IS A SCALABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE MODEL THAT CONNECTS HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES) NATIONWIDE. PCDH ENSURES THAT PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION FOLLOWS INDIVIDUALS WHEREVER THEY SEEK CARE, IMPROVING OUTCOMES AND SUPPORTING REAL-TIME, WHOLE-PERSON CARE COORDINATION. THE PATIENT CENTERED DATA HOME (PCDH) IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED APPROACH TO LINKING PATIENT INFORMATION ACROSS STATE AND REGIONAL LINES. PCDH USES SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL TRIGGERING ALERTS (BASED ON WHERE CARE OCCURS) TO NOTIFY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHEN A PATIENT RECEIVES CARE OUTSIDE THEIR "HOME" HIE REGION AND FACILITATES REAL-TIME DATA SHARING ACROSS TRUSTED HIE NETWORKS. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA MODERNIZATION (DEMO) INITIATIVE: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THIS PROGRAM, AIMING TO IMPROVE UPON EXISTING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA STANDARDS SO THAT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS CAN BETTER IDENTIFY DISPARITIES AND INFORM CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE REFINEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE CHOICES PROPOSED BY AHIP'S HEALTH EQUITY WORKGROUP AFTER A MULTI-YEAR, STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN APPROACH. AS PART OF THE INITIAL PHASE, CIVITAS BROUGHT A DIVERSE SET OF STAKEHOLDERS TO THE TABLE BY HOSTING A SERIES OF NATIONAL FOCUS GROUPS TO DISCUSS QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE CHOICES FOR DEMOGRAPHIC DOMAINS INCLUDING RACE, ETHNICITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SEX, GENDER, RELATIONSHIP STATUS, PRONOUNS, MILITARY EXPERIENCE, DISABILITY STATUS, PREFERRED LANGUAGE, AND SPIRITUAL BELIEFS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO MODERNIZE AND ENHANCE NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA CONTENT AND EXCHANGE STANDARDS SO THAT THEY ARE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, SUFFICIENTLY GRANULAR, AND ALIGNED ACROSS STAKEHOLDERS.HEALTH DATA UTILITY FRAMEWORK A GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTATION: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE HEALTH DATA UTILITY (HDU) MODEL, BUILDING ON ITS HDU FRAMEWORK RELEASED IN 2022 (IN COLLABORATION WITH MARYLAND HEALTH CARE COMMISSION). THE HDU FRAMEWORK GUIDES STATES, REGIONS, HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES) AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGING HDUS THAT PROVIDES DEEPER INTEGRATION OF HEALTH-RELATED DATA TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH AND CARE DELIVERY IN STATES.STATE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMMONS: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THE STATE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMMONS (THE COMMONS) BY FOSTERING CROSS-STATE AGENCY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES, POLICIES, AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADVANCE HEALTH INFORMATION INTEROPERABILITY AND REUSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE. THE COMMONS BRINGS TOGETHER STATE HEALTH IT LEADERS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND CREATES A NEUTRAL FORUM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE COLLABORATIVE PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING AND GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IT ALSO ENABLES THE SHARING OF NEW AND RELEVANT NATIONAL POLICIES, TRENDS, AND RESOURCES AND HOW THEY IMPACT STATES WHILE ENHANCING AWARENESS AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING CIVITAS MEMBERS. SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GRAVITY PROJECT STANDARDS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE: IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW YORK EHEALTH COLLABORATIVE (NYEC), STATE QUALIFIED ENTITIES (BRONX RHIO, HEALTHIX, HEALTHECONNECTIONS, HIXNY, HEALTHELINK AND ROCHESTER RHIO), CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS), ALONGSIDE THE GRAVITY PROJECT, ASSISTS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARD SET OF FUNCTIONAL AND IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INGESTION, HANDLING AND USE OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) DATA ACROSS NY'S STATEWIDE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK (SHIN-NY). CIVITAS AND GRAVITY PROJECT SUPPORT THE PROGRAM BY PROVIDING ONGOING TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS WORK SUPPORTS HEALTH EQUITY EFFORTS THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A MEDICAID 1115 WAIVER BETWEEN CMS AND THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS. CIVITAS SERVES AS THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT PLAN, PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONVENINGS, PRODUCT DELIVERY, AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT.NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATION (HIO) SURVEY: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THE NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF HIOS IN COLLABORATION WITH DR. JULIA ADLER-MILSTEIN AND TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH IT (ONC). THE SURVEY, WHICH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED SEVERAL TIMES STARTING IN 2006, PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) IN THE U.S. AS WELL AS THE EVOLUTION OF THE ROLE OF HIOS IN ADVANCING REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY. THE 2023 NATIONAL HIO SURVEY REVEALED KEY FINDINGS ABOUT HIOS' OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THEIR ROLE IN PROMOTING DATA EXCHANGE ACROSS HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, THE CHALLENGES FACED IN STANDARDIZING DATA, AND THE INTEGRATION OF HIOS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES. THESE FINDINGS ARE SHAPING POLICY, INFORMING STAKEHOLDERS, AND INFLUENCING THE NEXT PHASE OF INTEROPERABILITY AND DATA-SHARING INITIATIVES NATIONWIDE. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT- DATA MODERNIZATION IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM: WITH FUNDING FROM CDC THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT (PHIG), ASTHO, NNPHI, AND PHAB LAUNCHED A NEW IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM TO HELP PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES MODERNIZE THEIR DATA SYSTEMS. CIVITAS PLAYS A SUPPORT ROLE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM. CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) ANNUAL CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF PASSIONATE INDUSTRY LEADERS, DECISION-MAKERS, AND INNOVATORS TO DISCUSS INTEROPERABILITY, DATA-DRIVEN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, MULTISTAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY-LED GOVERNANCE, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. CIVITAS' MEMBERS AND NETWORK SERVE AS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN "DATA AND "DOING" IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE. ATTENDEES CHOOSE THE CONFERENCE TO FOSTER DEEP CONNECTIONS, STRENGTHEN AND BUILD NEW PARTNERSHIPS, AND LEAVE WITH TANGIBLE WAYS TO EVOLVE THEIR NATIONAL, STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL INITIATIVES. CIVITAS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF WAYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE FROM ATTENDING, PRESENTING, AND NETWORKING, TO SPONSORING EXHIBIT BOOTHS, WORKSHOPS, MEALS, AND MORE. CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) MEMBERSHIP: CIVITAS OFFERS THREE TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP TO REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AGGREGATING, EXCHANGING, AND/OR USING DATA TO DRIVE COMMUNITY LEVEL IMPROVEMENT. MEMBERS INCLUDE ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASES (APCDS), HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES), REGIONAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVES (RHICS), HEALTH DATA UTILITIES (HDUS), COMMUNITY INFORMATION EXCHANGES (CIES), AND SUPPORTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS. MEMBERSHIP WITH CIVITAS INCLUDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND SHARED LEARNING, ACCESS TO THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.HEALTH IT COMMUNICATIONS AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH'S STAFF ARE RECOGNIZED AS THOUGHT LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY, PROVIDING EXPERTISE IN HEALTH IT TO SUPPORT DATA MODERNIZATION EFFORTS, MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS, AND RELATED TOPICS TO MEMBERS AND PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL STRATEGY SESSIONS, WEBINAR AND PANEL PRESENTATIONS, CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL THROUGH LEADERS AND SUPPORT WITH WRITING AND DISSEMINATING INDUSTRY RESOURCES AND TOOLS.