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Program Descriptions

21 - THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF HEALTH INFORMATION INTEGRITY

The California Office of Health Information Integrity, under the direction of the Deputy Secretary, Health Information Exchange, is responsible for the coordination and oversight of state departments' implementation of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requirements, development of standards for secure electronic health information exchange, and enforcement of California's health and medical privacy laws in conjunction and collaboration with the Department of Public Health. Additionally, the Office is responsible for oversight, administration, and reporting of California's health information exchange cooperative agreement funded by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and awarded through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CalOHII serves as the convening organization for statewide collaboration and coordination of health information exchange and HITECH funded programs statewide.