Health Commons Project (HCP) announced in a press release the acquisition of OneHealthPort, the current CDR program lead organization (LO). OneHealthPort officially becomes HCP OneHealthPort, LLC, on January 1, 2025.
HCA established the CDR program in 2015 in response to RCW 41.05.035. This legislation directed HCA to design, implement, and maintain state electronic health record repositories along with infrastructure facilitating secure exchange of health information.
The CDR is an ever-growing resource of Apple Health (Medicaid) client clinical data and was initially intended for use in:
- Calculating statewide clinical outcomes to inform program evaluation and associated analytic research efforts. This is like how the Washington All-Payer Claims Database (WA-APCD) supports statewide analytics and evaluation of healthcare cost and utilization.
- Making client clinical data available to clinicians at the point of care through a web portal.
- Helping providers with client care coordination.
Given the evolution of EHR interoperability technology and federal rules since 2015, the CDR program will focus on its use as an analytic utility. Authorized users can still access client data through the established CDR web portal.
Providers in Washington State are required to work with HCA’s CDR program LO to ensure their electronic health record systems (EHR) send diagnoses, procedure, and clinical outcomes information about the Apple Health clients they serve to the CDR.
Providers are encouraged to contact HCA’s LO if seeking access to the CDR web portal or CDR participation technical support.
Read the CDR frequently asked questions (FAQ).
Contact HCA with general questions about the CDR program.