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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator National Tribal Health Reform Implementation Summit. Larry T. Jessup Project Officer, ONC/OPAS. ONC Recent Success. Since Spring 2010 over 60,000 providers have enrolled
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U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the National CoordinatorNational Tribal Health Reform Implementation Summit Larry T. Jessup Project Officer, ONC/OPAS
ONC Recent Success • Since Spring 2010 over 60,000 providers have enrolled • In addition, ONC recently conducted a study regarding the increasing benefits of Health IT on quality and efficiency of health care delivery that was published in the policy journal Health Affairs. • Workforce program recently graduated 2,280 students
SPECIAL THANKS • Highlight USET plans and progress • Vicki French, Shawn Leckey, Tom Kauley, Byron Jasper • NIHB target to date
REC UPDATES • Tom Kauley hired as REC Director • Shawn Leckey as CRM Coordinator • Identified Sub Recipients: USET, California Rural Indian Health Board, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board • 326 PPCP’s signed up by NIHB • RPMS certified by InfoGuard Laboratories
REC Indicators Total Priority Primary Care Providers (PPCP) Enrolled PPCP Enrolled by Month PPCP Signed by Practice Type Target: 60,000 enrolled by June 30th 2011 Total Providers Enrolled
SK&A Provider Data SK&A maintains a database of every physician, NP, PA and others practicing in the 50 states and DC. Data is collected through phone-based surveys and every record is updated twice annually. Offers baseline data on the number of providers in your REC’s territory, down to the zip-code level.
What is the value add of the RECs? Unbiased guidance in vendor selection (new, replace) Practice redesign services (optimize for productivity, quality?) Project management services (faster, better, cheaper?) Helping practices move to meaningful use (vendor’s responbility) Covering costs How much does it cost for each service (<$5000, 15 days?) ROI of EHR for the practice (Quality, Productivity, Profitability, QWL) Quantifying the value add of the REC services Startup experience Quality, Productivity, Profitability, QWL Number of patients covered Before Sustainability – Where are we now?
Questions? Larry Jessup Larry.jessup@hhs.gov 202-720-2861