Technology & Technical Assistance Workgroup

Those generating, collecting, and reporting encounter data require a base understanding of why encounter data is important, how they can ensure encounters capture complete and accurate information, and have the tools they need to do process encounters in an effective and efficient manner. If these core requirements are not met, encounter data integrity is threatened from inception.
This workgroup will develop actionable and practical solutions to the most pressing and intractable technological and technical information issues currently preventing the complete and accurate submission of encounter data by Medi-Cal reporters.
Meeting Agendas & Related Materials
Working Session #1
Date/Time: November 4, 2019 | 3:00 – 5:00pm
Location: Los Angeles, CA (w/ additional tele-conference locations)
Materials
Deck: Working Session #1
Reference: “Health Net Encounter Data Improvement Program Phase I Assessment” (Harder + Co)
Takeaways: Working Session #1
Working Session #2
Date/Time: December 3rd, 2019 | 8:00 – 10:00am
Location: Los Angeles, CA (w/ additional tele-conference locations)
Materials
Deck: Working Session #2
Working Session #3
Date/Time: January 7th, 2020 | 2:00 – 4:00pm
Location: Los Angeles, CA (w/ additional tele-conference locations)
Materials
Deck: Working Session #3
Working Session #4
Date/Time: February 6th, 2020 | 1:00 – 3:00pm
Materials
Deck: Working Session #4
Working Session #5
Date/Time: February 27th, 2020 | 2:00 – 4:00pm
Materials
Deck: Working Session #5
Roster
Co-Chairs
Michael Deering | CIO | Inland Empire Health Plan |
Louise McCarthy | President & CEO | CCALAC |
Members
Mary Bacaj | Head of Value-Based CAre | Conifer Health Solutions |
Jodi Black | VP, Center for Economic Services | California Medical Association (CMA) |
Bridget Cole | Executive Director | Institute for High Quality Care |
Tom Farmer | Director of Specialty Care Solutions for Community Health | NextGen |
Stephen Gutierrez | CIO | Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC) |
Sabra Matovsky | CEO | San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium |
David Mosher | Director, California Medicaid Operations | Anthem Blue Cross |
Noelle Porter | VP | TransUnion |
Fia Roberts | Sr. Director | Health Net |
Abby Sears | CEO | OCHIN |
Eugenia Serpik | Director of IT | Inland Empire Health Plan |
John Shannon | Director of Sales: West Region | Ero Health |
Ates Temeltas | Assistant IT Director | Contra Costa Health Services |
Andrew Wong | Encounter Data Unit Chief | California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) |
Facilitators
Kevin McAvey | Senior Manager | Manatt Health Strategies |
Jonah Frohlich | Managing Director | Manatt Health Strategies |