San Antonio–(business wire) — Leaders of the Consortium for State and Local Interoperability (CSRI), the largest and most robust collection of nonprofit health data networks in the United States, have launched a health data utility model (thecsri.org/health-data- promote dialogue about utility). At the Civitas 2022 Annual Conference, a collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit, August 21-24 in San Antonio.

A health data utility is an ambitious model for public or government agencies to meet the health data needs of the state, the private sector, and academia.

“I am excited about the opportunity to meet my colleagues at Health Data Network in collaboration with The Civitas 2022 Annual Conference, DirectTrust Summit (Colorado and Arizona) and the President of CSRI.

“From Jaime Bland’s session on Health Data Utilities and Public Health Partnerships to John Kansky’s session on Harnessing Health Data Utilities for Public Health, conference attendees will gain fundamental knowledge and insight into the health data utility model. Participants will benefit from the use of state policy instruments, the involvement of broad stakeholder groups in participation and community engagement, and the benefits of Medicaid and public health, all while maintaining high standards of data privacy and security. You can take lessons at home on mature use cases.”

Here are the details of these sessions:

John Kansky, CSRI board member and president and CEO of the Indianapolis-based Indiana Health Information Exchange, will participate in a session entitled “Using Health Data Utilities for Public Health.” This session will take place on Tuesday, August 23rd at 3:50pm CT.

CSRI board member Jaime Bland, president and CEO of Omaha-based CyncHealth, will moderate a discussion called “Health Data Utilities: The Path to Effective Public Health Partnerships.” This session will be held on Wednesday, August 24th at 9:00am CT.

Four facts about the utility of health data:

1. A medical data utility is a nonprofit or government agency.

2. Health data utilities provide robust health information exchange services to public and private stakeholders.

3. Health Data Utility integrates with other health data services such as prescription drug monitoring programs and all payer claims databases.

4. The Health Data Utility supports academic institutions conducting health data research.

About CSRI:

The Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability (CSRI) is the nation’s largest and most robust collection of nonprofit health data networks. Collectively, our nonprofit connects her more than 80 million records of patients across multiple states, providing a wide range of services to healthcare organizations. For more information, visit thecsri.org.