The model aims to help stakeholders determine the value of Health Data Utility organizations that support and enhance state health data exchange across sectors.
The Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability, or CSRI, a group of nonprofit health data networks, has released its new Health Data Utility Capability Model.
The model offers a method for describing and standardizing what a Health Data Utility (HDU) can deliver. An HDU is a nonprofit organization that aims to meet a state’s health data delivery and analytics needs across private and public sectors.
CSRI notes that HDUs are usually designated or recognized by the state. They maintain and enhance curated data assets, integrate inputs from multiple sectors and provide technical services such as master patient indexing, data normalization and real-time event notifications. An HDU “operates within a minimally regulated framework but is held accountable to transparent governance processes,” CSRI stated.
The new model defines HDU capabilities in accordance with the unique needs of various healthcare stakeholders, including providers, public health agencies, payers, researchers and patients. It builds on CSRI’s HDU Maturity Model, launched in 2023, which provided a three-tiered framework to clarify and apply the HDU concept.
