Collaboratives in Action: Building on Existing Infrastructure to Further Health Related Social Needs Screening

Thank you to all who attended our Collaboratives in Action event on Thursday, May 23. During the event, an expert panel discussed how states are leveraging critical Health Information Exchange (HIE) infrastructure to address increased requirements for health-related social needs screening. This presentation featured two states and brought forward important national perspectives. Speakers included:

• David Kendrick, CEO of MyHealth Access in Okahoma
• Sam Thompson, Executive Director of North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority
• Kathryn Horneffer, Monitoring & Evaluation Lead – Program Evaluation NC Medicaid, NC Department of Health and Human Services
• Jenell Stewart, Assistant Director, Health Analytics & External Services, North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority, N.C. Department of Information Technology
• Jessica Little, Vice President of Business Development and Programs with Civitas Networks for Health, sharing key insights from the Gravity Project.

In case you missed the event – or would like to revisit the conversation, a recording and presentation slides are now available!