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Health TechNetHealth TechNet
Presented by: Suniti Ponkshe Presented by: Suniti Ponkshe
October 8, 2010October 8, 2010
Unprecedented Moment for Health Unprecedented Moment for Health System Performance ImprovementSystem Performance Improvement
HITECH Act
Affordable Care Act
Action at Local, Regional, and National Levels
◦ Shared urgency to seize opportunities and address gaps
◦ New communications and technology tools
◦ Growing body of evidence about effective approaches
◦ Strong and growing local leadership and collaboration
HITECH Act – The Federal Response to the Demand for Health IT Investment
• Part of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
• Goals Define Meaningful Use Support Attainment of Meaningful
Use Establish Public Trust Foster Health IT Innovation
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Stage 1
Stage 3
Stage 2
Making Meaning of “Meaningful Use”Making Meaning of “Meaningful Use”
Improving health and transforming health care through Meaningful Use of HIT
Game-changer: Focus on how technology is used HITECH requires that MU include:
◦ Adoption of certified EHR products◦ Health information exchange◦ Quality reporting
MU Stage 1 is being implemented now MU Stage 2 is being defined – will be defined through a formal
rulemaking process led by CMS
MU is the pursuit of transformation
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Meaningful Use (MU)Meaningful Use (MU)
Regional Extension Centers
Workforce Training
Medicare & Medicaid Incentives and Penalties
State Grants for Health Information Exchange
Standards & CertificationFramework
Privacy & SecurityFramework
Adoption of EHRs
Meaningful Use of Certified EHRs
Exchange of HealthInformation
•Improved individual and population health outcomes
•Increased transparency and efficiency
•Improved ability to study and improve care delivery
Blumenthal D. Launching HITECH. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jan 4. http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/?p=2669
HITECH Act
Research to Enhance Health Information TechnologyResearch to Enhance Health Information Technology
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Implementing HITECHImplementing HITECH
“Meaningful User of Certified EHR Technology”
Certified Complete EHR
Combination of Certified EHR
Modules=Objectives Measures&
ONC-ATCB / ONC-ACB
Certification CriteriaStandard
s
EHR Modules
Complete EHRs
Correlated
Meaningful UseRegulations
Meaningful UseRegulations
HIT Certification Programs Regulations
HIT Certification Programs Regulations
HIT Standards & Certification Criteria
Regulations
HIT Standards & Certification Criteria
Regulations
Source: ONC
How HITECH Addresses Challenges to How HITECH Addresses Challenges to Health IT AdoptionHealth IT Adoption
Obstacle Intervention Funds Allocated
Market Failure, Need for Financial Resources
• Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs for “Meaningful Use”
• $27.3 B*
Addressing Adoption Difficulties
• Regional Extension Centers• Health IT Research/Resource
Center
• $643 M• $50 M
Workforce Training • Workforce Training Programs • $84 M
Addressing TechnologyChallenges and ProvidingBreakthrough Examples
• Strategic Health Information Technology Advanced Research Projects
• Beacon Communities Programs
• $60 M
• $250 M
Privacy and Security
• Policy Framework• New Privacy and Security
Policies
Addressedacross allPrograms
Need for Platform for Health Information Exchange
• NHIN, Standards and Certification• State Cooperative Agreement
Program
• $64.3 M• $548 M
*$27.3 B is high scenario
Looking towards Looking towards the future:the future:
A learning health system:
• Patient-centered
• Uses information to continuously improve health and health care of individuals and the population.
20102010
Our Speakers TodayOur Speakers Today
Suniti [email protected] Phone: 703.903.9685Mobile: 703.966.6689
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