SDOH Information Exchange Learning Forum

The ONC Social Determinants of Health Information Exchange Learning Forum brings together health care providers, community-based organizations, government, payers, health information exchange networks, IT platform developers, innovators, and other partners to share lessons learned, promising practices, and challenges related to exchanging SDOH data.

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ONC SDOH Information Exchange Learning Forum Summary Report

Over the course of nine webinars, the ONC SDOH Information Exchange Learning Forum brought together more than 2,400 people to explore foundational elements articulated in the toolkit and hear from leaders in SDOH about their best practices related to exchanging SDOH data, and more. This report provides an informative summary and overview from the learning forum sessions. 

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ONC Information Exchange Toolkit

ONC  is developing a toolkit based on the foundational elements that support states, payers, community-based services entities, and other stakeholders with the implementation of SDOH-based data exchange within their communities. The toolkit will include considerations for applying health IT standards, infrastructure, and interoperability.

Designing Collaborative Governance & Consent Considerations

This expert video series delves into the vital work of building and sustaining SDOH information exchanges across various states and organizations, with a focus on collaborative governance and consent considerations. These videos provide valuable lessons and promising practices for those involved in SDOH information exchanges and aim to inspire more robust and effective governance and consent frameworks across the nation.

You'll hear from key leaders and innovators in the field:

SDOH Information Exchange: Designing Collaborative Governance - State of Colorado 
Aug 9, 2024

Learn from the State of Colorado Office of eHealth Innovation Team, Stephanie Pugliese, Director, and Gabrielle Burke, Senior Project Manager about their work to design collaborative governance for the Social Health Information Exchange (SHIE) initiative. Topics discussed in their presentation include designing a governance framework to engage a diverse set of partners’ representatives, community leadership, challenges, and future strategies for improving the social care ecosystem in Colorado. The Colorado SHIE approach includes a combination of a statewide unifying architecture to connect disparate data sources, regional hubs, and provider networks to address priority social care use cases.

SDOH Information Exchange: Designing Collaborative Governance - Healthierhere 
Aug 9, 2024

Hear from Healthierhere’s Anne Farrell-Sheffer, Director of Community Information Exchange and Care Coordination about their approach to collaborative governance. Healthierhere is a multi-sector effort dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the people in King County, Washington. Healthierhere provides a community information exchange service that is overseen by a cross-sector advisory group. Topics discussed include Heathierhere’s governance structure that consists of a Governing Board and a series of workgroups and committees, the importance of cross-initiative coordination, trust building, and relationship nurturing for successful projects.

SDOH Information Exchange: Consent Considerations - 211/ Community Information Exchange® (CIE) San Diego
Aug 9, 2024

Learn insights 211/ CIE San Diego presenter Alana Kalinowski, Director of Interoperability & Collective Impact on their consent approach and key considerations. Topics discussed include leadership and governance structures, a review of the 211/ CIE San Diego legal network of health and social service agencies, and its longitudinal record framework. Alana also discussed the significance of consent, data sharing, and the role of their governance structure.

SDOH Information Exchange: Consent Considerations - State of Washington
Aug 9, 2024

Learn insights from the Washington State Health Care Authority Clinical Quality and Care Transformation Division representative Angela Teslyuk, Operations Research Specialist about the state’s approach to implement a scalable, secure, and sustainable patient-authorized data exchange that protects sensitive data, meets provider needs, and reduces administrative burden. Topics discussed include facilitating coordination and improved health outcomes through the Electronic Consent Management (ECM) project, and the inclusion of health-related social needs providers and community-based organizations in the electronic consent process.

Learning Forum Sessions

SDOH Information Exchange Learning Forum Summary
June 29, 2023

The SDOH Information Exchange Learning Forum Summary webinar will provide a recap of information and learnings shared throughout the webinar series.

Implementation, Measurement and Evaluation
May 23, 2023

The Implementation, Measurement and Evaluation webinar will provide information on measurement initiatives and promising approaches to implementation and workflow considerations.

Values, Principles, and Privacy
Mar 28, 2023

The Values, Principles, and Privacy webinar will provide information on privacy considerations and spotlight initiatives championing ethical and equitable approaches to engage partners.

Community Level Governance
Feb 23, 2023

The Community-level Governance webinar will highlight promising approaches for engaging community partners in SDOH information exchange initiatives.

SDOH Information Exchange: Policy and Funding
Jul 19, 2022

Learn about privacy and security considerations, as well as financing models to support organizations pursuing SDOH information exchange.

SDOH Information Exchange: Technical Infrastructure and Interoperability
Jun 14, 2022

Learn about data systems and standards to enable SDOH information exchange.

SDOH Information Exchange: Vision, Purpose, and Community Engagement
Apr 22, 2022

Learn about promising practices to engage with community stakeholders and define a vision and purpose.

Introduction to SDOH Information Exchange and the Learning Forum
Mar 29, 2022

Learn about the SDOH landscape and foundational elements to enable SDOH information exchange.

SDOH Information Exchange: Governance
Mar 13, 2022

Learn about different levels of governance for stakeholders engaged in SDOH information exchange initiatives.