Chris Underwood serves as the deputy chief of staff for the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. He joined the department in 2000 as a statistical analyst. During his time with the department, Chris has held leadership positions in various areas, including developing strategies for systems development and operations for client eligibility, health care claims processing, and health information technology. Previously, he had oversight of the various safety net programs, and projects to maximize federal Medicaid revenue.

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  • Contexture, Arizona's health information exchange (HIE), is offering webinars for the HIE 3.0 Navigation and Features to new and existing AZHIE Participants and their staff. The webinar will cover services offered by Arizona’s HIE including: Navigation and features of HIE 3.0 Security best practices Support and troubleshooting Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity ...

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  • The 16th annual, must-attend gathering of community stakeholders, hosted by Contexture. This year’s Summit convenes industry and community leaders to discuss the future of leveraging clinical and non-clinical data to improve individual and community health and wellness. Join us in Phoenix on Tuesday, October 3 to learn, network and share your thoughts on growing our existing services to support the evolution of health information exchange into health data utilities throughout Arizona, Colorado and beyond.

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  • HIE 3.0 Navigation and Features Webinar Contexture, Arizona's health information exchange (HIE), is offering webinars for the HIE 3.0 Navigation and Features to new and existing AZHIE Participants and their staff. The webinar will cover services offered by Arizona’s HIE including: Navigation and features of HIE 3.0 Security best practices Support and troubleshooting Be sure ...

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