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Starting Now: Behavioral Health Integratio n

Starting Now: Behavioral Health Integratio n. April 18, 2012 ACMHAI Legislative Conference 2012 Dia Cirillo, BHIP Project Director. Illinois Office of Health Information Technology. At-a-Glance Illinois Health Information Exchange. Health Information Exchange.

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Starting Now: Behavioral Health Integratio n

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  1. Starting Now:Behavioral Health Integration April 18, 2012 ACMHAI Legislative Conference 2012 Dia Cirillo, BHIP Project Director Illinois Office of Health Information Technology

  2. At-a-GlanceIllinois Health Information Exchange

  3. Health Information Exchange The term "health information exchange" (HIE) encompasses two related concepts: • Verb: The electronic sharing of health-related information among organizations • Noun: An organization that provides services to enable the electronic sharing of health-related information

  4. Goals Illinois Health Information Exchange • Improve health care quality and outcomes • Control the cost of health care and enhance value for patients and payers • Maximize federal health information technology funding to Illinois and its health care providers • Enhance public health and disease surveillance; reduce disparities

  5. What is Health IT? • Certified electronic health information technologies using computers and the Internet • Inaccessible patient paper charts being converted to electronic patient health records • Exchanged through a secure network following strict HIPAA privacy guidelines • Organized around patient care at the point of care

  6. Consumer/Patient Centered Care • Gives patients the tools to be a more active participant in their own healthcare • Increases safe and secure, 2-way communication between patients and providers • Patient controls access to his/her information • Reduces paperwork every time patient visits a new provider

  7. What tools are currently being used? • Electronic Health Record (EHR) & Management System • E-prescribing • ILHIE Direct – Secured messaging solution

  8. National eHealth Collaborative’s “HIE Roadmap” Report - Highlights “Interoperable HIE is a journey not a destination. There is no definitive endpoint. Success will require continuous learning, consensus building, improvement and innovation, and perhaps some course corrections along the way.” National eHealth Collaborative. Health Information Exchange Roadmap: The Landscape and a Path Forward. April 2012

  9. National eHealth Collaborative’s “HIE Roadmap” Report - Highlights • There is no “one size fits all” model of health information exchange • Focus on what is best for the patient above all else is key to success • Emphasis on secured messaging: replace the fax • Accountable care, patient centered medical homes, payment reform not possible without widespread health information exchange • Nationwide Health Information Exchange is growing

  10. HITECH and Behavioral Health – the Pros • Widespread adoption of electronic health records • Electronic health records systems designed specifically for behavioral health providers have been federally certified

  11. HITECH and Behavioral Health – the Cons • Most behavioral health providers not eligible for electronic health records incentives under Medicare or Medicaid • Status quo regarding state-by-state legal framework for behavioral health information

  12. What is integration? “…the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare. Integrating mental health, substance abuse, and primary care services produces the best outcomes and proves the most effective approach to caring for people with multiple healthcare needs.” Center for Integrated Health Services

  13. Facilitating Integration: Illinois Health Information Exchange

  14. The Vital Role of Behavioral Health • Improves consumer health outcomes • Behavioral health data vital to improving patient care • Leveraging existing capacity and building on early successes • Operational, continued participation in Advisory and Working groups • Behavioral health use cases are essential to supporting the effective evolution of HIE

  15. Illinois Behavioral Health Integration Project (BHIP) At Issue

  16. Illinois Behavioral Health Integration Project (BHIP) Team

  17. Illinois Behavioral Health Integration Project (BHIP) Goals

  18. Illinois Behavioral Health Integration Project (BHIP) Strategies

  19. Illinois Behavioral Health Integration Project (BHIP) Timeline

  20. Regional Extension Centers Need Help? The Regional Extension Centers assist and support Illinois providers in implementing and becoming "meaningful users" of electronic health records • (For Providers Statewide) www.ilhitrec.org/ilhitrec/ • (For Providers in Chicago) www.chitrec.org/

  21. Coming Events • ILHIMA-GCCHIMSS Health Information Exchange Advocacy Day, May 2nd in Springfield • www.HIEAdvocacy.net • Webinars in May on ILHIE and ILHIE Direct • Provider Summits in June

  22. For More Information • Sign-up to the BHIP listserv: www.hie.illinois.gov Dia Cirillo, Behavioral Health Project Director dia.cirillo@illinois.gov 312-814-1600

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