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Building Health Information Exchanges To Support ACOs and Medical Homes
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Mercredi juin 5, 2013 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm EDT
États-Unis
Join the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange for an interactive dialogue exploring strategies for building Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) to promote accountable care organizations (ACOs) and patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). The exchange will begin with information about lessons learned from Delaware’s innovative Health Information Network (DHIN), an integrated, statewide health data system to support the information needs of consumers, health plans, policymakers, providers, purchasers and research to improve the quality and efficiency of health care services in Delaware.
Learn how DHIN data is used for statewide strategic planning, for reducing unnecessary medical care and testing, and for improving care coordination. Participants will discuss key issues related to sharing information that supports ACO/PCMH implementation.
This Web event is the third in a series designed to share novel experiences and lessons learned in putting ACO/PCMH principles into practice.
Participants will explore questions such as:
- What are key tools and strategies to encourage providers to link to a statewide HIE? What types of participation should be required (besides opt-out options)?
- How can specialty providers such as mental health professionals be encouraged to both provide data to and use the HIE for care coordination?
- What strategies facilitate providing real-time data to practices?
- What are some of the issues that need to be resolved to promote cross-state information exchange for patients who receive care outside of the state?
- What are strategies for efficiently using HIE data for planning?
- What types of data may be used for population-based analytics? What are some issues to consider?
Host:
Judi Consalvo, Program Analyst at AHRQ Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Presenter:
Jan Lee, MD, Executive Director, Delaware Health Information Network
Dr. Lee is the Executive Director of the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN). Previously, she was Vice President of Knowledgebase and Content for NextGen Healthcare, a vendor of health information technology (HIT) products and services, where she was responsible for the development of clinical content in 26 medical specialty areas for the NextGen electronic health record (EHR). She transitioned to NextGen from a 23-year career in the United States Air Force, where she had worldwide assignments in clinical settings from outpatient clinics to medical centers, and several academic appointments. Dr. Lee led the EHR implementation in 75 facilities throughout the Air Force for the Department of Defense. Her specific areas of interest are health policy and the use of HIT to improve clinical practice and population health. Dr. Lee was recognized in “Guide to America’s Top Family Doctors” and “Who’s Who in America” and selected by “Cambridge Who’s Who” as Executive of the Year.
Respondent:
Jennifer Fritz, MPH, Deputy Director, Health Information Exchange,
Office of Health Information Technology, Minnesota Department of Health
Jennifer Fritz is Deputy Director of the Office of Health Information Technology at the Minnesota Department of Health. Ms. Fritz is responsible for the direction of Minnesota e-Health programs, including the Minnesota e-Health Initiative, Minnesota’s Health Information Exchange Oversight Program, Minnesota’s State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement, and activities related to privacy and security, health informatics and data standards. Prior to serving as Deputy Director, she served as project manager on the state’s health information exchange activities with responsibilities for developing and implementing Minnesota’s strategic plan for health information exchange. Ms. Fritz also worked on a variety of public health informatics projects aiming to improve the development and use of public health information systems.
Moderator:
Gerry Fairbrother, PhD, Senior Scholar, AcademyHealth
Dr. Fairbrother is a Senior Scholar at AcademyHealth, an Adjunct Professor of Health Policy at the George Washington University, and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at the University of New Mexico and the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Fairbrother is an experienced health services researcher and evaluator, whose work has emphasized measurement of quality of care, policy research and evaluation, and health information technology and its effects on quality of care. She serves on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Technical Expert Panel on National Impact Assessment of CMS Quality Measures and on the National Policy Advisory Committee of the National Institute of Children’s Healthcare Quality. She received the “Best Ohio Health Policy Award for Independent Scholar or Practitioner” from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio.
