Health Policy Issues

Title:	Quality Improvement Partnerships: The Future of Quality Improvement
Date:	9/19/2003
Presenter:	Stephen Jencks, MD, MPH, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Description:	PowerPoint presentation describing CMS’ efforts to make greater use of effective partnerships to improve the quality of health care. Includes overview of the Surgical Infection Prevention Collaborative and the Surgical Care Improvement Project.
Keywords:	CMS, Surgical Infection Prevention Collaborative, Surgical Care Improvement Project, quality improvement techniques, partnerships, surgical complications, collaboration
Title:	Quality Incentives in Medicare: MedPAC Recommendations
Date:	9/20/2003
Presenter:	Karen Milgate, MedPAC
Description:	PowerPoint presentation describing the findings from MedPAC’s private sector interviews, barriers to implementing private sector models in Medicare, and the Commissions discussion and recommendations for implementing incentives in Medicare.
Keywords:	MedPAC, recommendations for provider incentives, health system
Title:	Demonstration Projects Designed to Provide Rewards and Incentives for Providers
Date:	9/20/2003
Presenters:	Jonathan Conklin, MEDSTAT and Stuart Guterman, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Description:	PowerPoint presentation describing the various approaches and actions taken by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to improve the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Includes specific details on the Bridges to Excellence program.
Keywords:	CMS, Medicare beneficiaries, Medicare demonstrations, Bridges to Excellence program, information technology, physician office, outpatient, incentives
Title:	Electricity or Drugs: Politics, Policy & Priorities
Date:	9/20/2003
Presenters:	Mark Boesen, PharmD, and Todd Ketch, The American health Quality Association
Description:	PowerPoint presentation providing a general overview of current major health care topics and an outlook for the future.
Keywords:	health care policy, patient’s bill of rights, Congress, administration, advocacy, health quality
Title:	Implications of the Public Citizen Case for QIO Beneficiary Protection Responsibilities
Date:	9/20/2003
Presenters:	Jonathan Sugarman, MD, MPH, Qualis Health, and David Swankin, CAC
Description:	PowerPoint presentation highlighting recent federal and state court proceedings
Keywords:	Public Citizen v HHS, case review, beneficiary complaints, peer review, physician review, consumers
Title:	Perspectives in Medical Liability Reform: Measuring the Quality of Practitioner-Patient Communication
Date:	9/20/2003
Presenters:	Eric Holmboe, PhD, Yale University
Description:	PowerPoint presentation describing the role of high quality communication and malpractice, specifically in the context of the current malpractice crisis. Includes review of the patient-physician communication as a quality metric.
Keywords:	patient-physician communication, quality metrics, malpractice, doctor
Title:	Status of the Florida Health Information Network (PPT) Interim Report to Governor Jeb Bush (Word)
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenter:	Michael Heekin, Chair, Governor’s Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board, State of Florida
Description:	Powerpoint presentation and Word document describing the implementation of a statewide health information network for Florida. Includes the current status of the network, key lessons learned to date, and recommendations for next steps in its evolution.
Keywords:	Health information network, health information exchange, electronic health records, EHR, HIT, health policy issues, resource sharing, stakeholder education
Title:	Colorado Health Information Exchange
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenter:	David W. Kaplan, MD, MPH, Professor Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Chief Medical Information Officer, Children’s Hospital
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the implementation of a statewide health information network for Colorado. Outlines the many technical and policy challenges involved in developing a far-reaching electronic tool and the efforts to build a multistakeholder approach to creating effective solutions.
Keywords:	Health information network, health information exchange, electronic health records, EHR, HIT, HIE, health policy issues, multistakeholder collaboration
Title:	A Brief History of the Indiana Health Information Exchange
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenter:	J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the development of Indiana’s statewide health information exchange system, its partners, goals, and outcomes. Describes three recent challenges and their solutions, with particular attention paid to the aspect of “data re-use.” Provides snapshots of web-based user interface tools.
Keywords:	Electronic health information, electronic medical record, EMR, HIT, HIE, data re-use, electronic laboratory reporting, syndromic surveillance
Title:	Santa Barbara County Care Data Exchange
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenter:	Mike Skinner, Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County Care Data Exchange
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the implementation of a peer-to-peer data network for health data exchange. Outlines the challenges inherent in planning, funding, network architecture, consumer education, and evaluation for the system. Provides planning tips to those interested in developing a similar mechanism.
Keywords:	Health information exchange, health data, electronic medical record, EMR, stakeholder engagement, consumer education
Title:	HealthBridge
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenter:	Robert Steffel, Executive Director, HealthBridge
Description:	Powerpoint presentation outlining the development of a community-wide collaborative health information network for the Cincinnati, OH area. Includes project-specific details regarding key partners, financial structure, pricing and overall collaborative strategies, and accomplishments to date.
Keywords:	Health information network, CHIN, collaborative network, multistakeholder participation, ROI, pricing strategy
Title:	Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC)
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenter:	Micky Tripathi, CEO, Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative
Description:	Powerpoint presentation focusing on the piloting phase of a statewide collaborative health information network. Includes significant detail on both organizational and project structure, objectives, timeline, vision, and values, and the strategy to carry lessons learned to communities once the pilot phase is completed.
Keywords:	Health information network, ehealth, EHR, collaborative models, sustainability, replicability, pilot project structure
Title:	Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenter:	L. Carl Volpe, PhD, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, WellPoint Inc.
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the work of the Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange, a program of the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) designed to give providers greater and more effective access to information on patient health plan eligibility and benefits.
Keywords:	Health information technology, data standards, operating rules, HIPAA 270/271, health benefit plan coverage, eligibility
Title:	Building a National Health Information Infrastructure
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenter:	Allan Korn, MD FACP, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Description:	Powerpoint presentation providing a broad overview of how BCBSA is working to develop IT initiatives nationally and how health plans and regional health information organizations (RHIOs) can provide greater understanding and use of health information technology (HIT). Includes discussion of financial incentives in promoting the adoption of HIT.
Keywords:	Health information technology, health plans, RHIOs, stakeholder incentives, P4P
Title:	Transforming Health Care: Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Delivery at the Point of Care
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenters:	Bruce Taffel, MD, Senior Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, Chief Medical Officer, SharedHealth
Description:	Powerpoint presentation that seeks to make the case for thinking beyond the development of individual electronic health records (EHRs) to a regional and national health information exchange infrastructure that creates the basis for improving clinical practice and patient care.
Keywords:	Health information technology, health information exchange, electronic health record, community health record, regional health information organization, national health information infrastructure, EHR, HIE, EMPI, HIPAA

Title:	Public Health participation in health information exchanges: Accelerating adoption and widespread use of HIT
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenter:	David A. Ross, Sc.D., Director, Public Health Informatics Institute
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing how public health institutions can add value to health information exchange (HIE) initiatives and how HIE can help to achieve public health goals and objectives.
Keywords:	Health information exchange (HIE), quality improvement, public health, data standards, business processes
Title:	A Need for Population Health Data in Clinical Practice
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenter:	Jane L. Garb, Health Geographics Program, Baystate Medical Center
Description:	Powerpoint presentation providing a brief overview of how a health geographics program can bring together census population data with healthcare quality analytics to assess risk factors in direct care, benchmark healthcare outcomes, provide the foundation for effective research and prevention initiatives, more effectively allocate resources, and plan strategically for the long term.
Keywords:	Population health data, high-risk populations, risk assessment, outcomes benchmarking, resource allocation, facilities planning, disaster preparedness
Title:	Vital Statistics as an Assessment Tool for Population Health Outcomes
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenters:	Marjorie S. Greenberg, Chief, Classifications and Public Health Data Standards Staff, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing recent efforts to “re-engineer” national standards and tools for certain vital statistics, including birth and death registration systems. Includes local and state-level examples as well as websites providing further information.
Keywords:	Population health data, vital statistics, certificates, registrations, data quality, data access, messaging system, public health information network (PHIN)
Title:	Accelerating the Development of Health Information Exchanges and Health Information Technology Use: A Call for Stakeholder Action
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenters:	Lawrence P. Hanrahan, PhD, Chief Epidemiologist, Bureau of Health Information and Policy, Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the case for increased inclusion of public health expertise and analysis in the adoption, design, and use of health information technology by all stakeholder groups.
Keywords:	Public health, population health, health information technology, HIT, business case, business intelligence
Title:	Role of Population/Public Health in Regional Health Information Exchanges: Critical Infrastructure to Advance Population Health
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenters:	Marty LaVenture, PhD MPH, Director, Public Health Informatics, Commissioners Office, Minnesota Department of Health
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the mutuality of benefits that each sector will experience in increasing collaboration between public health practitioners and both regional and national health information networks.
Keywords:	Population health, public health, health information exchange, regional health information network, RHIO, NHIN, health data systems, information management, data acquisition, client information, epidemiology, point of service tools
Title:	Public Health’s Role in Health Information Exchange
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenters:	Farzad Mostashari, MD MSc, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Description:	Powerpoint presentation outlining the case for greater collaboration between public health practitioners and those interested in health information technology and exchange. Provides a business case for attracting greater involvement from the public health sector in health information initiatives.
Keywords:	Public health, health information exchange, clinical information systems, public health surveillance, resource management, epidemiology
Title:	Where and How Does Public Health Fit into Regional Health Information Exchanges
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenters:	Anna O. Orlova, PhD, Executive Director, Public Health Data Standards Consortium
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the objectives, key aspects of, and challenges for an interoperable model of electronic health records and health information exchange between clinical settings and public health agencies, designed by the Public Health Data Standards Consortium.
Keywords:	Public health, health information exchange, electronic health records, EHR, interoperability, standards-based infrastructure
Title:	Population/Public Health and EHRs: The State Perspective
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenters:	Mary Shaffran, Principal Director, Public Health Systems, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the need for and challenges arising from efforts to integrate public health data in state and local health information network development. Outlines programs contributing data to integrated child health information systems in Missouri , Oregon , Rhode Island , and Utah .
Keywords:	Public health data, health informatics, health information network, EHRs, PHRs, PHIN, HIT
Title:	Report on the Population Health Surveillance Committee Federal Information Architecture
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenters:	Steven J. Steindel, PhD, Senior Advisor, Data Standards and Vocabulary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the current state of thinking on the development of the Federal Health Architecture (FHA), the organizational structure working to develop it, and recommendations to date on terminology needs. Focuses specifically on the needs to integrate population health data in six key areas.
Keywords:	Population health data, public health reporting, health informatics, health architecture, FHA, CHI, population health surveillance, interoperability, EHR
Title:	Public Health Participation in Health Information Exchanges: Barriers and Challenges to the Widespread Adoption and Use of Health Information Technologies
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenters:	Walter G. Suarez, MD MPH, President, Public Health Data Standards Consortium
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the challenges faced in increasing the participation of public health practitioners and agencies in health information technologies, including consideration of regulatory, organizational, financial, and cultural barriers.
Keywords:	Public health, health information technologies, HIT , cost-benefit, public health infrastructure, health information exchanges, HIE, connectivity, standards, interoperability
Title:	The Right Care for the Right People at the Right Time: The 21st Century Health Information Act Rx: Health Care FYI #1: Federal Spending Rx: Health Care FYI #2: Electronic Medical Records Rx: Health Care FYI #3: Electronic Prescribing Rx: Health Care FYI #12: Information Technology Can Transform Healthcare
Date:	5/25/2005
Presenters:	Patrick J. Kennedy, Member of Congress and Timothy Murphy, Member of Congress
Description:	Powerpoint presentation and informational briefs describing the urgent need for transformative change of the national healthcare system within the United States, and how the 21 st Century Health Information Act (H.R. 2234) proposes to meet the challenges by promoting the development of IT capacity at the provider level and supporting the creation of interoperable and secure health information networks.
Keywords:	Health information networks, information technology, provider capacity, interoperability, change systems, electronic medical records, electronic prescribing
Title:	Early Results: Connecting Communities for Better Health Learning Forum Second Annual Survey
Date:	5/26/2005
Presenters:	Janet Marchibroda, CEO, eHealth Initiative and Foundation
Description:	Powerpoint presentation summarizing preliminary results of a survey of state-, regional-, and community-based health information exchange initiatives. Includes information on key drivers, challenges, technical models, and capital requirements.
Title:	Financing and Incentives for Community Health Information Exchange: Rewarding and Supporting Population Health
Date:	5/26/2005
Presenters:	Jonathan P. Weiner, DPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the interrelationship between population health data, the development of effective health information exchange systems, and effective financial incentives for the adoption of health information technology. Includes reference to other national structures ( UK, Canada ) that could provide models for improving the infrastructure within the US.
Keywords:	Population health, health information exchange, HIT, pay for performance, P4P, e-indicators, information infrastructure, financial sustainability
Title:	Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs): The Primary Vehicle for Achieving the National Health Information Network (NHIN)
Date:	5/26/2005
Presenters:	Holt Anderson, Executive Director, North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the basic organizing principles of regional health information organizations (RHIOs) and their role in implementing a national health information network (NHIN). Provides detail of the North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA) as a case study.
Keywords:	Health information exchange, regional health information organization, national health information network, RHIO, NHIN,
Title:	Regional Health Information Organizations: Business, Organizational and Legal Issues The New Health Care Frontier: Navigating Through the Land of Regional Health Information Organizations (Word Document)
Date:	5/26/2005
Presenters:	William S. Bernstein, Esq., Manatt, Phelps and Phillips
Description:	Powerpoint presentation and accompanying article providing an overview of the policy issues driving the formation of regional health information organizations (RHIOs) and an analysis of RHIO organizational models currently operating in the United States .
Keywords:	Health information exchange, HIE, regional health information organization, RHIO, policy issues, models, financing, governance
Title:	RHIO Activation Plan: Essential Elements of a RHIO Business Plan
Date:	5/26/2005
Presenters:	Bruce A. Henderson, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the essential issues to consider in the planning process for the creation of a regional health organization, from articulation of the vision and strategy to the development of an effective business model, governance structure, and data management system. Provides a graphic outline of an implementation plan.
Keywords:	Regional health information organization, RHIO, business plan, implementation, priorities, standards, execution
Title:	Organizational and Legal Issues
Date:	5/26/2005
Presenters:	Vicki Hohner, Fox Systems, Inc.
Description:	Powerpoint presentation briefly describing the key privacy and security issues and goals within the discussion of health information exchange.
Keywords:	Health information exchange, privacy, security
Title:	Developing Organization and Governance Models for HIE
Date:	5/26/2005
Presenters:	Walter Suarez, MD MPH, President, Public Health Data Standards Consortium
Description:	Powerpoint presentation describing the critical issues faced in the development of regional health information organizations (RHIOs), including mission, governance, sustainability, and community trust.
Keywords:	Health information exchange, HIE, organizational development, governance, sustainable business models
Title:	Developing Organization and Governance Models for HIE: Privacy and Security
Date:	5/26/2005
Presenters:	Walter Suarez, MD MPH, President, Public Health Data Standards Consortium
Description:	Powerpoint presentation offering thoughts and recommendations on operationalizing the five HIPAA principles related to patient privacy within an information exchange discussion.
Keywords:	Health information exchange, privacy, security standards, information network, cross-state data sharing, HIPAA
Keywords:	Health information exchange, HIT, HIE, data exchange, functionalities, funding needs, drivers