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Join us Tomorrow for PCPCC's eHealth Group Call - July 2nd

PCPCC's eHealth Special Interest Group (SIG)

Tuesday, July 2, 2013 @ 12:00-1:00pm EST
Call-In: (712) 432-0900; Participant Access Code: 765978#

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Agenda

I. Welcome & Introductions

II. Announcements

A. No Call in August. Next eHealth Call: Sept 3rd @ Noon ET. If you have an item you would like to discuss during our next call, please email Tara Hacker at thacker@pcpcc.net by COB on Aug 28th.

B. New Profile in eHealth Innovation. Bon Secours Virginia Medical Group Case Study. Payment Reform Meets Care Delivery Reform: Population Health Management in an Accountable Care Organization

C. New Publication! The Primary Care Consensus: A Comparison of Health System Transformation Proposals

III. Discussion

A. Forthcoming PCPCC Population Health Management Guide - Advocacy & Public Policy Center drafting policy recommendations for strengthening population health management (PHM) in the medical home and medical neighborhood setting, including:

Adopt payment reforms across public and private payers
Define consensus standards and certification for PHM tools/products
Provide further investment to educate primary care providers on PHM
Support patients in managing their health

B. PCPCC's 2013 Annual Fall Conference, Oct 13-15th - We will promote eHealth SIG and provide networking opportunities.

Care Delivery & Integration Center to host break-out session. Maximizing Technologies, Managing Populations: eHealth Innovations in the Medical Neighborhood
Leadership Meetings for PCPCC's Stakeholder Centers (open to all conference attendees)
Other networking opportunities - is there any interest in having tables designated to eHealth during the reception or after the leadership meetings?

Learning Opportunities & Resources

PCPCC Events

Behavioral Health Integration in the Medical Home: An Overview of the Massachusetts Self-Assessment and Online Toolkit
Thursday, July 11, Noon - 1:30PM ET

Behavioral Health Special Interest Group: Conference Call
Wednesday, July 17, Noon - 1PM ET

July National Briefing. The Colorado Experiment: Primary Care and Behavioral Health
Thursday, July 25, 11:00 AM - Noon ET

2013 PCPCC Annual Fall Conference
Oct. 13-15th, Bethesda, MD
Community Connections in the Medical Neighborhood: The Future of the Primary Care Medical Home.

Partner Events

A Team Model for Integrating Self-Management Support into Patient Visits: Skills, EHR Applications, and Training
Wed, July 24, 2PM ET - AAFP

Using Health IT To Improve Primary Care

Tues, Aug 6, 2:30-4PM ET - AHRQ

eHealth News & Resources

An HIT Framework for Accountable Care
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology created a technology roadmap for accountable care organizations.

Regional Health eDecisions: A Guide to Connecting Health Information Exchange in Primary Care
This AHRQ-funded project tested the feasibility and impact of HIEs on the delivery of recommended primary care services through a regional health information organization.

A Vision for Quality Data Infrastructure to Support Health System Transformation
The National Academy for State Health Policy recently published a briefing on key elements of an aligned health IT-enabled infrastructure as identified through the HIT Trailblazers States project, a joint NASHP/ONC initiative.

Patients Lead the Way as Medicine Gra pples with Apps
This Kaiser Health News Story describes the increased use of health apps by consumers and its implications on health care providers and regulations.