Data Interoperability and Technology

For Social Care Networks (SCNs) to truly serve as an interconnected Network that identifies and addresses health-related social needs (HRSNs), information needs to be shared seamlessly across organizations and electronic systems, using standardized assessment instruments, terminology, data elements, and metrics. Further, data security and privacy (reorder) are crucial for the SCN Lead Entity to promote data interoperability and protect sensitive Member information from being misused or accessed by unauthorized people. The below resources provide more information:

• The NYS Medicaid program uses the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health Related Social Needs Screening (HRSN) Tool Core Questions and two supplemental questions on education and employment.
  • AHC Screening Tool and Protocol
• New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC)
  • 1115 Waiver - New York eHealth Collaborative (nyehealth.org)
  • Home - v1.0.0
    • This New York State 1115 SHIN-NY FHIR Implementation Guide (IG) was created for the exchange of health-related social needs (HRSN) data for New York State'as Health Equity Reform (NYHER) 1115 Waiver Amendment. Specifically, this guide defines fast healthcare interoperability resource (FHIR) exchange between an organization supporting the Waiver and a Qualified Entity (QE) here in New York State (NYS).
  • SCN Lead Entities and their IT Platform partners can access this information will have access to the terminology below and a minimum viable data set through the SHIN-NY and 1115 Waiver specific implementation guides for coded terminology uses found on NYeC'as NYHER 1115 Extranet. Please make sure SCN technical teams have access. If you do not, please reach out to rwagers@nyehealth.org
• Gravity Project - Confluence page
  • Social Risk Terminology Value Sets
  • SDOH Clinical Care STU2.1 Implementation Guide