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Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange

Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange. Susan M. Christensen Senior Advisor September 26, 2006. AHRQ and HIE. Mission To improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans

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Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange

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  1. Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange Susan M. Christensen Senior Advisor September 26, 2006

  2. AHRQ and HIE Mission To improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans Relationship to other HHS research divisions: • NIH -- basic biomedical bench research and “efficacy” clinical trials • AHRQ -- the healthcare delivery system and “effectiveness” of healthcare services • CDC -- the public health system and community-based interventions Other federal partners – CMS (Medicare and Medicaid), HRSA (capital and resources, workforce), and ONC(collaboration and coordination on health IT)

  3. Intersection of Safety, Quality and Health IT • Support diffusion of HIT to • 41 states • 40 million Americans • Improve medication safety • CMS e-prescribing demos • Provide HIT technical support to safety net • Community health centers, critical access hospitals, public hospitals • Privacy and Security AHRQ

  4. State and Regional HIT Demonstrations • Five-year state-based contracts: • Help states develop secure statewide networks • Ensure privacy of health information • Make an individuals’ health information more available to health care providers • FY04: Five states awarded $1M/year • Colorado • Indiana • Rhode Island • Tennessee • Utah • Delaware added in FY05

  5. AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology • Provides technical and expert support to health IT grantees, contractors, and selected other federal grantees (HRSA, CMS, IHS) • Contract award to NORC (over $20M over 5 years), in partnership with: • Vanderbilt University • Center for IT Leadership (Partners) • Indiana University • Foundation for the eHealth Initiative • CSC • Burness Communications healthit.ahrq.gov

  6. http://healthit.ahrq.gov For additional information: Susan Christensen susan.christensen@ahrq.hhs.gov

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