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California HIE Earns NCQA Validated Data Stream Designation for Third Year

As an NCQA Validated Data Stream, California’s statewide health information exchange (HIE) helps reduce the burden of HEDIS reporting for payers.

California HIE Earns NCQA Validated Data Stream Designation for the Third Year

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By Hannah Nelson

- Manifest MedEx (MX), California’s statewide health information exchange (HIE), has earned the Validated Data Stream designation in the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Data Aggregator Validation program for a third consecutive year.

The HIE shares health data for 34 million Californians across the state. Data streams that earn NCQA Data Aggregator Validation undergo a rigorous examination of data quality, integrity, and security.  

Validated data flows can enhance the efficiency of quality measurement. When health plans report data from Data Aggregator Validation validated sources, they do not need primary source verification for HEDIS reporting.