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Access the Agenda for PCPCC's eHealth Group Kickoff Call: May 7, noon EST

Join us Tomorrow for PCPCC's eHealth Group
Kickoff Call!

Tuesday, May 7th l Noon - 1:00 PM ET
Call-In: (712) 432-0900; Participant Access Code: 765978#

AGENDA

I. Introductions

A. Co-Chairs: James (Jim) Crawford, MD, PhD, Chair and Senior Vice President of North Shore-LIJ Health System; Jeff Hanson, MPH, MEd; Vice President of Truven Health Analytics

B. Facilitator: Chris Nohrden, IBM Retiree

C. PCPCC Staffer: Tara Hacker, Director of Programs

D. Round robin introductions by call participants (depending on # of callers)

II. How This Group Fits into Overall PCPCC Structure

A. Organizational Structure (Attachment 1)

B. Current Center activities/priorities pertaining to health information technology

Care Delivery & Integration Center to develop case studies and highlight best practices of HIT within medical home and the medical neighborhood
Care Delivery & Integration Center workshop at October conference on role of technology in supporting the medical home and neighborhood

C. Procedures for communicating with Centers: Projects/tasks that this SIG identifies as a gap/need will be brought to Center Leadership by PCPCC staff (via Center monthly calls)

III.   Discussion of eHealth SIG Priorities

A.   Mission: To provide informal networking and educational opportunities related to the integration of HIT into patient-centered medical homes and the medical neighborhood.

B.   Group Makeup - open to all interested in topic - Clinicians, Health Plans, Health Care Practices, HIT Vendors, Health Policy Analysts, Professional Associations, Government Employees, etc.

C.   Ideas for Future Calls: Could include invited guests; “hot topic” agenda items; program updates from the field; announcement of news & resources; etc.

D.   Future Agendas: Staff will work with SIG leaders to develop; if any SIG member has an item they would like to discuss, please email Tara Hacker at thacker@pcpcc.net by COB the Thursday before the call.

E.   Procedures for Communicating amongst SIG members: Developing an online chat forum accessible through this group’s webpage (example from PCPCC’s Behavioral Health SIG - "Oregon's Health Reform Experiment")

REMINDER: Our next eHealth SIG call will be June 4th (Tuesday), from 12-1pm ET. This group has a standing call on the first Tuesday of the month – same time, same call-in number/access code.

Additional eHealth Month Events:

Thursday, May 16th
Meeting Patients Where They Are: A Medical Home Model for High-Risk, Elderly Patients
Time: 12PM - 1:30 PM ET
Registration: required; click here

This webinar will highlight a medical home model that uses advanced health IT to provide team-based primary care for over 3,000 high-risk, elderly patients in assisted living and group home facilities.

Thursday, May 30th
May National Briefing
Time: 11AM - Noon ET
(no registration required; add to calendar)

Dr. Art Kellerman of the RAND Corporation will discuss findings from his January 2013 Health Affairs article: What It Will Take to Achieve the As-Yet-Unfulfilled Promises of Health IT.