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The Complex Infrastructure of Government Efforts to Support the Dispersion of Health Information Technology

This presentation delves into the role of the American Health Information Community in guiding the transformation of healthcare from paper to digital. It highlights initial recommendations, breakthrough opportunities, and the coordination needed for successful health IT adoption.

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The Complex Infrastructure of Government Efforts to Support the Dispersion of Health Information Technology

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  1. The Complex Infrastructure of Government Efforts to Support the Dispersion of Health Information Technology:The Role of the American Health Information Community Kevin HutchinsonPresident and CEO of SureScriptsCommissioner, The American Health Information Community Presented at: HIT Symposium at MITCambridge, MAJuly 18, 2006

  2. The American Health Information Community (the Community) "The President has set a national goal to move health care from the paper age to the information age, and the American Health Information Community will help guide this transformation. My aspiration is for the Community to provide stakeholders with a meaningful voice in a federal process that will ultimately shape health care for generations." -- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt

  3. The American Health Information Community (the Community) • Initial recommendations: • Prioritized health IT initiatives that will bring significant value to the consumer in 1-3 years • Identify breakthrough opportunities including: • Biosurveillance • Consumer empowerment • Electronic health records • Chronic care monitoring • 4 work groups for each breakthrough involving 70 experts and stakeholders • Work Groups have made recommendations on the major policy, technical and social barriers to the breakthroughs

  4. Compliance Certification NHIN Privacy / Security Biosurveillance Consumer Empowerment Chronic Care Electronic Health Records Breakthroughs Standards Harmonization Coordination of Policies, Resources, and Priorities Office of the National Coordinator -Health IT Policy Council-Federal Health Arch. The Community -Workgroups Industry Transformation Infrastructure Health IT Adoption Consumer Value Health Information Technology Deployment Coordination Health Care Industry Technology Industry

  5. The American Health Information Community (the Community) Most common myths… • The Community has all the answers. • The Community does not need my involvement. • Wait until the Community is finished its work before moving the industry forward. • Lots of money will be coming from the Community to drive adoption of health information technology.

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