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AAP Child Health Informatics Center presentation to the PCPCC Center for eHealth Information, Adoption, & Exchange Jonathan D. Klein, MD, MPH Associate Executive DIrector December 2009.
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AAP Child Health Informatics Center presentation to the PCPCC Center for eHealth Information, Adoption, & Exchange Jonathan D. Klein, MD, MPH Associate Executive DIrector December 2009
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists. • Our mission is to attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Child Health Informatics Center • Authorized by AAP Board in October 2009 • Advisory Committee, Investigators - in formation • Steve Downs, MD, MD, FAAPIndianapolis, IN • Bill Adams, MD, MPH, FAAPBoston Medical Center • Chris Lehmann, MD,FAAPJohns Hopkins University • Will serve as “home” for health information technology initiatives within the AAP
AAP CHIC Health Informatics Activities • Council on Clinical Information Technology • Policy, Advocacy, Education, Research • Partnership for Policy Implementation • Collaborative Activities • Research • Integration with AAP Quality Activities
AAP Council on Clinical Information Technology (COCIT) • 600 members with special interest or training in applying IT to pediatric practice • 11-member Executive Committee • AAP Policy development • Web and educational resources
COCIT Goal - Support pediatric HIT and HIE in actual practice, addressing AAP priorities • Electronic health passport test cases for foster care • Interaction between EHRs and immunization registries • Adolescent confidentiality / privacy • Education of pediatricians • Pediatric Office of the Future • Pediatric Documentation Challenge • Council Program with Scientific Abstracts • Technology Learning Center • EHR Review Website and EHR Selection Toolkit
Policy and Advocacy • PCPCC • Center for eHealth Information, Exchange, & Adoption • Meaningful Use; Clinical Decision Support Task Groups • American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 • Health Information Technology Extension Program • HIT Policy and Standards Committees • CHIP Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) • Model electronic health record format for children • CMS Demonstration grants • Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality task order
Education • National conference and workshop sessions • EMR Review Web site (http://www.aapcocit.org/emr) • EMR Toolkit (http://practice.aap.org, under Practice Toolbox)
AAP Partnership for Policy Implementation (PPI) • To integrate HIT functionality into Academy policy development and implementation • 11 pediatrician/informaticians • Practicing pediatricians with QI expertise • Translate and implement policies • Bright Futures Developmental Screening in the Medical Home • Bronchiolitis; Influenza; Autism
Collaborative Efforts • Alliance for Pediatric Quality (APQ) • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) • Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA) • National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) • American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
APQ Collaborative Efforts • HL7 Child Health Work Group • Child Health Profile as ANSI Standard • Quality Reporting Document Architecture (currently is a draft standard for trial use) • Working on Neonatal Care Report • CCHIT • Participation in Child Health and other work groups • Child Health add-on certification requirements based on HL7 Child Health profile and AAP report on Special Requirements for Pediatric EHRs • HL7/CCHIT gap analysis underway between existing and needed requirements.
For more information about the AAP Center for Child Health Informatics, please contact: Jennifer Mansour Manager, Health Information jmansour@aap.org Technology Initiatives 847.434.4229 Beki Marshall Manager, HIT bmarshall@aap.org Education and Implementation 847.434.4089 Jonathan D. Klein, MD, MPH Associate Executive Director jklein@aap.org 847.434.4322