1 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator National Tribal...

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator

National Tribal Health Reform Implementation Summit

Larry T. Jessup

Project Officer, ONC/OPAS

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ONC RECENT SUCCESS

• Since Spring 2010 over 60,000 providers have enrolled

• In addition, ONC recently conducted a study regarding the increasing benefits of Health IT on quality and efficiency of health care delivery that was published in the policy journal Health Affairs.

• Workforce program recently graduated 2,280 students

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SPECIAL THANKS

• Highlight USET plans and progress• Vicki French, Shawn Leckey, Tom Kauley,

Byron Jasper• NIHB target to date

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REC UPDATES

• Tom Kauley hired as REC Director• Shawn Leckey as CRM Coordinator• Identified Sub Recipients: USET, California

Rural Indian Health Board, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

• 326 PPCP’s signed up by NIHB• RPMS certified by InfoGuard Laboratories

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USET PROGRESS

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Regional Meetings

NGAMeeting

Dates

ONCMeeting

Dates

Regional Meeting Location:

Hotel Name:

July 11-12, 2011

July 13-14, 2011

Philadelphia, PA

The Sofitel Philadelphia

July 18-19, 2011

July 20-21, 2011

Atlanta, GA Grand Hyatt Atlanta

August 1-2, 2011

August 3-4, 2011

Minneapolis, MN

Crowne Plaza Hotel 

August 8-9, 2011

August 10-11, 2011

Hollywood, CA

Renaissance Hollywood Hotel

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REC Indicators

Total Priority Primary Care Providers (PPCP) Enrolled PPCP Enrolled by Month PPCP Signed by Practice Type

Target: 60,000 enrolled by June 30th 2011

Total Providers Enrolled

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KPIs: PPCPs Signed Up by REC

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SK&A Provider Data

• SK&A maintains a database of every physician, NP, PA and others practicing in the 50 states and DC.

• Data is collected through phone-based surveys and every record is updated twice annually.

• Offers baseline data on the number of providers in your REC’s territory, down to the zip-code level.

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BEFORE SUSTAINABILITY – WHERE ARE WE NOW?

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• What is the value add of the RECs?– Unbiased guidance in vendor selection (new, replace)– Practice redesign services (optimize for productivity, quality?)– Project management services (faster, better, cheaper?)– Helping practices move to meaningful use (vendor’s responbility)

• Covering costs – How much does it cost for each service (<$5000, 15 days?)– ROI of EHR for the practice (Quality, Productivity, Profitability,

QWL)• Quantifying the value add of the REC services

– Startup experience– Quality, Productivity, Profitability, QWL– Number of patients covered

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QUESTIONS?

Larry Jessup

Larry.jessup@hhs.gov

202-720-2861