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New Jersey State Health IT Status **************. The New Jersey Health Information Technology Act. NJ HITC and Office for e-HIT by June 2010 must Deliver Report and make Recommendations to Governor and Legislature on: Privacy and Security Infrastructure
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The New Jersey Health Information Technology Act NJ HITC and Office for e-HIT by June 2010 must Deliver Report and make Recommendations to Governor and Legislature on: • Privacy and Security • Infrastructure • Funding – short term and long term (2015) • Interoperability • Governance • And all other issues
Building a State HIT Infrastructure (Continued) • Financing mechanisms • Public and private contributions • Payers contributions • Providers use fees • Consumers access and use fees • Data exchange fees • Creative and innovative methods supported by NJ State Law • Provider user support and technical Assistance • Regional Extension Centers for Technical Assistance and User Support • Medicaid user support • Others
October Submission to ONC • State Health IT Plan –Strategic and Operational • 1 of 9 to seek implementation funds • HIE Grant Application (‘section 3013’) • $11.4 mln over four years—formula-based • 4 regional/community HIEs selected through competitive RFA process: Health-e-Citi, SJHIE, Northern & Central HIE, Camden HIE
State Plan:http://nj.gov/health/bc/hitc.shtml Key Components: • Environmental Scan • Community HIE Readiness • Framework for HIT/HIE: Medicaid, Fed-funded state-based programs, Public Health, Use Cases • Key Stakeholders • Governance • Technology • Integration of other ARRA programs • Financing • Privacy & Security • Implementation Plan, including the four HIEs
State’s Responsibility in Building State HIT Infrastructure • HIT infrastructure development process • Identify Health information data sources • Establish Health Information Organizations • Build data exchange systems—MPI/RLS • Identify health information business associates • Identify most commonly used electronic health record systems • Clinical Data Repositories • Organize health information users community • HIT business and operational processes • Security and Privacy • Operations management and accountability • State designated authority • Governance • HIE Financial Sustainability • Long range HIT planning and development • Policy setting and removing barriers to health information exchange • Project and funding priority setting • Oversight