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U.S. Department of Health And Human Services: Health Information Technology Initiatives

U.S. Department of Health And Human Services: Health Information Technology Initiatives FCC Rural Health Care Pilot Program Training February 13 , 2008 Kathleen H. Fyffe Senior Advisor Office of the National Coordinator for

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U.S. Department of Health And Human Services: Health Information Technology Initiatives

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  1. U.S. Department of Health And Human Services: Health Information Technology Initiatives FCC Rural Health Care Pilot Program Training February 13 , 2008 Kathleen H. Fyffe Senior Advisor Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

  2. Today’s Presentation • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS): Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) • FCC - HHS Coordination • Rural Health Care Pilot Program (RHCPP) and HHS Health Information Technology Initiatives • Contacts for more information Final February 4, 2008

  3. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) • President’s Goal: By 2014 most Americans to have electronic medical records • Robert M. Kolodner MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (health IT) • Guide the nationwide implementation of interoperable health IT • Coordinate HHS and executive branch agencies’ health IT policies and programs Final February 4, 2008

  4. FCC - HHS Coordination • FCC RHCPP– Expand broadband to bring telehealth to areas of the country where needed • HHS – Use health IT to improve health care quality, efficiency and emergency response Final February 4, 2008

  5. Rural Health Care Pilot Program and HHS Health Information Technology Initiatives 6 HHS Health IT Initiatives • Interoperability standards • Certified health IT products • Nationwide Health Information Network • National Resource Center for Health IT • Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act • Public Health Information Network Final February 4, 2008

  6. 6 HHS Health IT Initiatives - 1 Interoperability standards • Executive Order 13410 of August 22, 2006 • Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) • Health care domains or “Use Cases” • Electronic health records (EHRs) • Bio-surveillance • Consumer Empowerment Final February 4, 2008

  7. 6 HHS Health IT Initiatives - 2 Certified health IT products • Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) • Classes of products: • Ambulatory Electronic Health Records • Inpatient Electronic Health Records • Others (future) Final February 4, 2008

  8. 6 HHS Health IT Initiatives - 3 Nationwide Health Information Network • NHIN definition • NHIN Trial Implementations • NHIN Health Information Exchanges Final February 4, 2008

  9. 6 HHS Health IT Initiatives - 4 National Resource Center for Health IT • Sponsored by HHS’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) • National Resource Center for Health IT • Knowledge Library • Health IT Tools • List of AHRQ-funded Rural Health Projects Final February 4, 2008

  10. 6 HHS Health IT Initiatives - 5 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) • Public Law 109-417 of December 2006 • HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) • Leads all federal public health and medical response to public health emergencies Final February 4, 2008

  11. 6 HHS Health IT Initiatives - 6 Public Health Information Network (PHIN) • Sponsored by HHS’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) • Use PHIN resources to facilitate interoperability with Public Health Final February 4, 2008

  12. Contact information for questions about HHS Health IT matters E-mail inquiries: FCCRuralHealthCarePilotProject@hhs.gov Telephone inquiries: (202) 205-8601 Final February 4, 2008

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