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Connecting for Better Health Launches California's First Community-Focused Virtual Testing Environment for Health and Social Data Exchange

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

LARKSPUR, Calif., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecting for Better Health (C4BH), the nonprofit coalition dedicated to advancing data exchange in California, today announced that it has launched the Data Exchange Framework (DxF) Sandbox in collaboration with technology and innovation leader EMI Advisors and other key public and private partners. The virtual testing environment, the first of its kind, will allow health and social service organizations participating in the DxF to seamlessly plan, design and adjust workflows to fully realize the value and promise of the DxF.

Key Points: 
  • The virtual testing environment, the first of its kind, will allow health and social service organizations participating in the DxF to seamlessly plan, design and adjust workflows to fully realize the value and promise of the DxF.
  • "The Data Exchange Framework goes beyond regulatory guidance; it is the foundation for health and social service providers and payers to realize the power of data and community-led innovation," said Timi Leslie, Executive Director, C4BH.
  • Accelerate DxF adoption by providing a virtual onramp to the framework, enabling organizations with different types of data platforms to participate in the testing environment.
  • Produce shared public data exchange assets, including detailed implementation plans, legal and regulatory guidance, patient-facing documents and other educational materials.

Connecting for Better Health Forms First Nonprofit Dedicated to Advancing Data Sharing in California

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

LARKSPUR, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecting for Better Health, the coalition dedicated to advancing data sharing in California, today announced it is now a nonprofit. This transformation makes it California's first cross-industry, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health and social outcomes for all Californians through the advancement of community- and state-focused data sharing infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • LARKSPUR, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecting for Better Health , the coalition dedicated to advancing data sharing in California, today announced it is now a nonprofit.
  • This transformation makes it California's first cross-industry, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health and social outcomes for all Californians through the advancement of community- and state-focused data sharing infrastructure.
  • Connecting for Better Health's (C4BH) transition to a nonprofit builds upon more than three years of successful advocacy and education work, during which C4BH organized panels for industry events, developed informational materials, drove policy conversations around data sharing, and helped guide implementation of the Data Exchange Framework (DxF) .
  • C4BH initially plans to progress its advocacy and education work related to DxF governance, the need for consent management in data sharing, and exchange across the health care and social services sectors.