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Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Information

Stakeholder Advisory Group Past Meeting Materials

Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #9

Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #8

Data Exchange Framework Component Documents:

  1. DxF Development Process_Draft_5.12.22
  2. DxF Guiding Principles_Draft_5.12.22
  3. CA Data Exchange Landscape_Draft_5.12.22
  4. Data Exchange Scenarios_Draft_5.12.22
  5. DxF Governance_Draft_5.12.22
  6. CA Data Exchange Gaps and Opportunities_Draft_5.12.22

Data Sharing Agreement and Policies and Procedures:

  1. DxF Single Data Sharing Agreement_Draft_5.12.22
  2. Policy and Procedure: Process for Amending the DSA_Draft_5.12.22
  3. Policy and Procedure: Modifications to Policies and Procedures_Draft_5.12.22
  4. Policy and Procedure: Data Elements to be Exchanged_Draft_5.12.22
  5. Policy and Procedure: Breach Notification_Draft_5.12.22
  6. Policy and Procedure: Permitted Required and Prohibited Purposes_Draft_5.12.22
  7. Policy and Procedure: Requirement to Exchange Health and Social Services Information_Draft_5.12.22
  8. Policy and Procedure: Privacy and Security Safeguards_Draft_5.12.22 
  9. Policy and Procedure: Individual Access Services_Draft_5.12.22

Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #7

Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #6

Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #5

Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #4

General Comments

Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #3

Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #2

Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #1

Stakeholder Advisory Group Members

Chair

  • Mark Ghaly, MD, MPH. Secretary of the California Health & Human Services Agency

Stakeholder Organizations

  • Jamie Almanza, Bay Area Community Services
  • Charles Bacchi, California Association of Health Plans
  • Andrew Bindman (delegate for Greg A. Adams), Kaiser Permanente
  • Michelle Doty Cabrera, County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
  • Carmela Coyle, California Hospital Association
  • Joe Diaz (delegate for Craig Cornett), California Association of Health Facilities
  • Rahul Dhawan (delegate for Don Crane), MedPoint Management (representing America’s Physician Groups)
  • David Ford (delegate for Dustin Corcoran), California Medical Association
  • Liz Gibboney, Partnership HealthPlan of California
  • Michelle Gibbons (delegate for Colleen Chawla), County Health Executives Association of California
  • Lori Hack, California Association of Health Information Exchanges
  • Sandra Hernández, California Health Care Foundation
  • Cameron Kaiser (delegate for Karen Relucio), County of San Diego (representing the California Conference of Local Health Officers)
  • Andrew Kiefer (delegate for Paul Markovich), Blue Shield of California
  • Linnea Koopmans, Local Health Plans of California
  • Matt Legé (delegate for Tia Orr), Service Employees International Union California
  • David Lindeman, UC Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society
  • Eduardo Martinez (delegate for Art Pulaski), California Labor Federation
  • Amanda McAllister-Wallner (delegate for Anthony E. Wright), Health Access California
  • DeeAnne McCallin (delegate for Robert Beaudry), California Primary Care Association
  • Ali Modaressi, Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services
  • Erica Murray, California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Mark Savage, Savage & Savage LLC
  • Kiran Savage-Sangwan, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
  • Cathy Senderling-McDonald, County Welfare Directors Association
  • Claudia Williams, Manifest MedEx
  • William York, 211 San Diego/Community Information Exchange

State Departments

  • Ashrith Amarnath, California Health Benefit Exchange
  • Mark Beckley, Department of Aging
  • Scott Christman, Department of Health Care Access and Information
  • David Cowling, California Public Employees’ Retirement System
  • Kayte Fisher, Department of Insurance
  • Brent Houser, California Department of State Hospitals
  • Cheryl Larson (delegate for Diana Toche), Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Julie Lo, Business, Consumer Services & Housing Agency
  • Dana E. Moore, Department of Public Health
  • Nathan Nau, Department of Managed Health Care
  • Linette Scott, Department of Health Care Services
  • Jim Switzgable (delegate for Nancy Bargmann), Department of Developmental Services
  • Julianna Vignalats, Department of Social Services
  • Leslie Witten-Rood, Emergency Medical Services Authority

To learn more about the advisory group members, read their biographies

Data Sharing Agreement Subcommittee Meeting Information

Data Sharing Agreement Subcommittee Past Meeting Materials

Data Sharing Agreement Subcommittee Meeting #6

Data Sharing Agreement Subcommittee Meeting #5

Data Sharing Agreement Subcommittee Meeting #4

Data Sharing Agreement Subcommittee Meeting #3

Data Sharing Agreement Subcommittee Meeting #2

Data Sharing Agreement Subcommittee Meeting #1

Data Sharing Agreement Subcommittee Members

Chair

  • John Ohanian, California Health & Human Services Agency

Members

  • Ashish Atreja, UC Davis Health
  • William (Bill) Barcellona, America’s Physician Groups
  • Jenn Behrens, Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES)
  • Michelle (Shelly) Brown, Private Practice
  • Louis Cretaro, California Welfare Directors Association of California
  • Elaine Ekpo, California Department of State Hospitals
  • Sanjay Jain, Health Net
  • Diana Kaempfer-Tong, California Department of Public Health
  • Elizabeth Killingsworth, Manifest Medex
  • Helen Kim, Kaiser Permanente
  • Patrick Kurlej, Health Net
  • Carrie M. Kurtural, California Department of Developmental Services
  • Steven Lane, Sutter Health | Palo Alto Medical Foundation
  • Lisa Matsubara, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
  • Deven McGraw, Invitae
  • Eric Raffin, San Francisco Department of Public Health
  • Morgan Staines, California Department of Health Care Services
  • Ryan Stewart, CommonSpirit Health
  • Lee Tien, Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Belinda Waltman, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
  • Terry Wilcox, Health Center Partners

To learn more, read the subcommittee members biographies.

Digital Identity Focus Group Meeting Information

Digital Identity Focus Group 2022 Meeting Materials

Digital Identity Social Service Organizations Focus Group Meeting #2

Digital Identity Health Plans Focus Group Meeting #2

Digital Identity Consumer Privacy Focus Group Meeting #2

Digital Identity Social Services Organizations Focus Group Meeting #1

Digital Identity Health Plans Focus Group Meeting #1

Digital Identity Consumer Privacy Focus Group Meeting #1

Digital Identity Health Care Providers Focus Group Meeting #2

Digital Identity Health Information Organizations Focus Group Meeting #2

Digital Identity Health Care Providers Focus Group Meeting #1

Digital Identity Health Information Organizations Focus Group Meeting #1

Digital Identity Focus Group Members

Health Information Organizations

  • Aadli Abdul-Kareem, Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers
  • Bill Beighe, Santa Cruz Health Information Organization
  • Jamie Franklin, Central Valley Health Information Exchange
  • Lori Hack, California Association of Health Information Exchanges
  • John Helvey, SacValley MedShare
  • Kate Horle, formerly CORHIO
  • Alex Horowitz, Intrepid Ascent
  • James Kirkwood, Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY)
  • Leo Pak, Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES)
  • Ako Quammie, Contexture

Health Care Providers

  • Ashish Atreja, UC Davis Health
  • Nate Carroll, Ventura County Healthcare Agency
  • Guillermo Diaz, LA County Department of Health Services
  • Matthew Eisenberg, Stanford Health Care
  • Christopher Longhurst, UC San Diego Health
  • David Lown, California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Stephanie Pruett, HCA Healthcare
  • Griff Sahlin, Cottage Health
  • Gil Shlamovitz, University of Southern California
  • Vincent Vinh, California Medical Association
  • Belinda Waltman, LA County’s Whole Person Care
  • Katherine Williamson, Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Consumer Privacy

  • Becca Cramer-Mowder, American Civil Liberties Union of California
  • Pam Dixon, World Privacy Forum
  • Anne Donnelly, San Francisco AIDS Foundation
  • Adrian Gropper, Patient Privacy Rights
  • Lucy Johns
  • Craig Pulsipher, APLA Health
  • Mark Savage, Savage & Savage LLC
  • Lee Tien, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Health Plans

  • Sanjay Jain, Health Net
  • Mani Nair, Blue Shield of California
  • Rajiv Pramanik, Contra Costa Health Services
  • Eben Yong, Health Plan of San Mateo

Social Services Organizations

  • Peter Battistel, CIE San Diego
  • Allen Noriega, LA County Department of Health Services
  • Jonathan Russell, Bay Area Community Services (BACS)

DxF Grants Program

DxF Grant Program Listening Sessions

DxF Grant Program Listening Sessions

The DxF Grant Program was designed with input from the public provided during two listening sessions in October 2022.

Notice of Intended Administrative Changes to P&Ps

Technical Requirements for Exchange P&P (March 2024)

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) provided notice of intended administrative changes to the Technical Requirements to Exchange Policy and Procedure (P&P) on March 7, 2024, and accepted stakeholder objections to the characterization of the intended changes as administrative until April 8, 2024.

Technical Requirements for Exchange P&P Draft for Public Input

Comments Received

Technical Requirements for Exchange P&P (March 2024) Public Comments

Participant Directory P&P (March 2024)

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) provided notice of intended administrative changes to the Participant Directory Policy and Procedure (P&P) on March 7, 2024, and accepted stakeholder objections to the characterization of the intended changes as administrative until April 8, 2024.

Participant Directory P&P Draft for Public Input

Comments Received

Participant Directory P&P March 2024 Public Comments

California Information Blocking Prohibitions P&P (January 2024)

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) provided notice of intended administrative changes to the California Information Blocking Prohibitions Policy and Procedure (P&P) on January 18, 2024, and accepted stakeholder objections to the characterization of the intended changes as administrative through February 20, 2024.

Comments Received

California Information Blocking Prohibitions P&P January 2024 Public Comments

California Information Blocking Prohibitions P&P (December 2023)

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) provided notice of intended administrative changes to the California Information Blocking Prohibitions Policy and Procedure (P&P) on December 4, 2023, and accepted stakeholder objections to the characterization of the intended changes as administrative through December 29, 2023.

California Information Blocking Prohibitions P&P (December 2023) Public Comments Received

Connecting for Better Health

 

Permitted, Required, and Prohibited Purposes P&P (December 2023)

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) provided notice of intended administrative changes to the Permitted, Required, and Prohibited Purposes Policy and Procedure (P&P) on December 4, 2023, and accepted stakeholder objections to the characterization of the intended changes as administrative through December 29, 2023.

Permitted, Required and Prohibited Purposes P&P Public Comments Received

Connecting for Better Health

Individual Access Services P&P (December 2023)

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) provided notice of intended administrative changes to the Individual Access Services Policy and Procedure (P&P) on December 4, 2023, and accepted stakeholder objections to the characterization of the intended changes as administrative through December 29, 2023.

Individual Access Services P&P (December 2023) Public Comments Received

Connecting for Better Health
Individual – Stephen Faille

 

Breach Notification P&P (October 2023)

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) provided notice of intended administrative changes to the Breach Notification Policy and Procedure (P&P) on October 26, 2023, and accepted stakeholder objections to the characterization of the intended changes as administrative through November 27, 2023.

Comments Received

Individual Access Services P&P (September 2023)

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) provided notice of intended administrative changes to the Individual Access Services Policy and Procedure (P&P) on September 22, 2023, and accepted stakeholder objections to the characterization of the intended changes as administrative through October 23, 2023.

Comments Received

Public Comment (November 2023)

Materials for Public Comment

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) closed the public comment period for the Participant Directory Policy and Procedure (P&P) at 8:00 AM PT on Monday, December 18, 2023.

CDII closed the public comment period for the Fees Policy and Procedure (P&P) at 8:00 AM PT on Monday, December 21, 2023.

Received Comments

Participant Directory P&P Public Comments Received

 

Fees P&P Public Comments Received

Data Elements to Be Exchanged P&P Public Comment (October 2023)

Materials for Public Comment

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) closed the public comment period for the amended draft of the Data Elements to Be Exchanged Policy and Procedure (P&P) at 8:00 AM PT on November 20, 2023.

Received Comments

Data Elements to Be Exchanged P&P Public Comments Received

Public Comment (August 2023)

Materials for Public Comment

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) closed the public comment period for the amended Privacy Standards & Security Safeguards Policy and Procedure (P&P) and the Requirement to Exchange Health and Social Services Information P&P on 8:00 AM PT on Monday, September 18, 2023.

Received Comments

Privacy Standards & Security Safeguards Policy and Procedure (P&P) and the Requirement to Exchange Health and Social Services Information P&P Public Comments Received

Public Comment (April 2023)

Materials for Public Comment

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) closed the public comment period for the draft Qualified Health Information Organization (QHIO) application and QHIO Program Policy & Procedure (P&P) at 8:00 AM PT on Monday, May 15, 2023.

Received Comments

QHIO Application and QHIO Program Policy & Procedure Comments

Public Comment (January 2023)

In January 2023, CalHHS released drafts of four new drafts of Policies & Procedures (P&Ps) along with one modified P&P. Public comment closed in February 2023. Draft versions of the documents released for public comment, as well as public comment received, can be found in the respective tabs of this section.

Background and Instructions

The CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) has released four new draft Policies and Procedures (P&Ps) and one modified P&P for the Data Exchange Framework’s (DxF) Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) for public comment:

  • [New] California Information Blocking Prohibitions
  • [New] Technical Requirements for Exchange
  • [New] Real-Time Exchange
  • [New] Early Exchange
  • [Amended] Privacy Standards and Security Safeguards

Earlier drafts of these P&Ps were discussed at CalHHS DxF Implementation Advisory Committee (IAC) and DSA P&P Subcommittee meetings, where feedback was received and incorporated from committee members and the public. The public comment period closed on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

Materials for Public Comment

Policies and Procedures

Received Comments

Public Comment (May 2022)

In May 2022, CalHHS released drafts of the Data Exchange Framework (DxF), Data Sharing Agreement (DSA), initial set of Policies & Procedures (P&Ps), and Strategy for Digital Identities for public comment. Public comment closed in June 2022. Draft versions of the documents released for public comment, as well as public comment received, can be found in the respective tabs of this section. Final versions of the documents were released in July 2022, incorporating comment received during the formal public comment period as well as during nine-months of public workgroup discussion by the Stakeholder Advisory Group, DSA Subcommittee, and members of the public. Final versions of the documents can be found above in the ‘Data Exchange Framework’ section.

Data Exchange Framework

Data Exchange Framework Component Documents

  1. DxF Development Process_Draft_5.12.22
  2. DxF Guiding Principles_Draft_5.12.22
  3. CA Data Exchange Landscape_Draft_5.12.22
  4. Data Exchange Scenarios_Draft_5.12.22
  5. DxF Governance_Draft_5.12.22
  6. CA Data Exchange Gaps and Opportunities_Draft_5.12.22

Data Sharing Agreement and Policies & Procedures

Data Sharing Agreement and Policies and Procedures

  1. DxF Single Data Sharing Agreement_Draft_5.12.22
  2. Policy and Procedure: Process for Amending the DSA_Draft_5.12.22
  3. Policy and Procedure: Modifications to Policies and Procedures_Draft_5.12.22
  4. Policy and Procedure: Data Elements to be Exchanged_Draft_5.12.22
  5. Policy and Procedure: Breach Notification_Draft_5.12.22
  6. Policy and Procedure: Permitted Required and Prohibited Purposes_Draft_5.12.22
  7. Policy and Procedure: Requirement to Exchange Health and Social Services Information_Draft_5.12.22
  8. Policy and Procedure: Privacy and Security Safeguards_Draft_5.12.22
  9. Policy and Procedure: Individual Access Services_Draft_5.12.22

Data Exchange Framework, Data Sharing Agreement, and Policies & Procedures Comments

Data Exchange Framework, Data Sharing Agreement, and Policies & Procedures:

Strategy for Digital Identities

Strategy for Digital Identities

  1. DxF Strategy for Digital Identities

Strategy for Digital Identities Comments

Strategy for Digital Identities:

More Information

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