Reminder: Electronic consent management project webinar September 12

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 09/05/2023 09:30 AM PDT

September 5, 2023

Electronic consent management project webinar September 12

The Health Care Authority (HCA) will be holding an update and listening session regarding the electronic consent management (ECM) project on Tuesday, September 12 via Zoom.

This webinar will focus on the ECM solution to be deployed by HCA in 2024. HCA staff will provide updates on ECM activity. Participants will be asked for feedback and have an opportunity to provide input.

Webinar details

Date: Tuesday, September 12
Time: 10 a.m.

Register for the Zoom webinar

Live event captioning available

Communication Access Real-time Transcription (CART) services, or live closed captioning, are available for events, on demand. Scheduling CART services requires a three-week lead-time.

To request this accommodation, please submit a request as soon as possible to Matt Turner.

If you make your request less than a week in advance of the event, our language access manager cannot guarantee that a CART writer will be available.

What is the electronic consent management project?

Electronic consent management is a cloud-based software solution that will house consents to share sensitive data such as substance use disorder, research, and sexually transmitted infection data. It is not intended to store HIPAA general consents for treatment.

HCA will make the ECM solution available to providers at no charge. It is intended to replace paper-based consents. For organizations with systems that already capture electronic consent, the ECM could be interoperable with those solutions. Electronic consents enable client data exchange that will be compliant with 42 CFR Part 2 and other relevant statutes.

This project will define an electronic consent management solution that facilitates patient-authorized exchange of sensitive data. It will be scalable, secure, and sustainable to meet provider needs.

This important system will also serve as a foundational technology for other initiatives that HCA has underway.

Visit the electronic consent management webpage for more information. We hope to see you September 12.

Contact

Email the ECM team with questions.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to whole-person care, integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents.

HCA purchases health care for more than 2.5 million Washington residents through Apple Health (Medicaid), the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program, and the COFA Islander Health Care Program. As the largest health care purchaser in the state, we lead the effort to transform health care, helping ensure Washington residents have access to better health and better care at a lower cost.

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