Federal Stimulus Opportunities for Washington State

1. Federal Stimulus Opportunities for Washington State June 12, 2009 Richard Onizuka, PhD Health Care Policy Director Washington State Health Care Authority

2. Agenda • Welcome • Meeting objectives • Overview - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and funding opportunities • Why a state-coordinated plan? • Break-out sessions by HITECH grant program area • Review program area work groups and collaboration opportunities • Next Steps – Where do we go from here?

3. Meeting objectives • Tell you what we know • ARRA/HITECH Funding – and eligibility • Describe role of HCA as lead coordinating entity • Discuss state-wide HITECH Plan • Take “inventory” of private sector activity • Answer your questions to the best of our ability • Facilitate collaboration, where it makes sense • Provide next steps and communication plan going forward • Ensure transparency and accountability

4. ARRA overview • The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act entrusted to HHS $167 billion over 10 years • The purposes of this historic law include: • Helping to jumpstart the nation’s economy • Creating or saving > 3.5 million jobs in 2 years • Expanding access to affordable health care while laying a solid foundation for Health Care Reform • Taking a big step toward computerizing Americans’ health records, reducing medical errors, and saving billions in health care costs

5. HITECH Act • Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act • $2 billion to “facilitate and expand the electronic movement and use of health information” • Invests billions in health information technology infrastructure and Medicare and Medicaid incentives to encourage doctors and hospitals to use HIT to electronically exchange patients’ health information

6. Multiple funding opportunities Source: Manatt

7. Definitions: HIT vs. HIE • HIT - “the application of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health care information, data, and knowledge for communication and decision making” • HIE – “the mobilization of healthcare information electronically across organizations within a region or community.” Source: http://en.wikipedia.org

8. Incentives for Electronic Health Records • To receive incentives, qualified professionals must use certified EHR technology in a “meaningful manner” • Use electronic prescribing as determined to be appropriate by the HHS Secretary • Connect to an HIE in a manner that provides for the electronic exchange of health information to improve the quality of health care, such as promoting care coordination (in accordance with law and standards applicable to the exchange of information) • Submit information on clinical quality measures and other measures as selected and in a form and manner specified by the Secretary • The Secretary shall seek to improve the use of EHRs and health care quality over time by requiring more stringent measures of meaningful use

9. HCA’s role • Designated by Governor’s Office as lead coordinating entity for HITECH state-wide plan • Continue Health Record Banks and HIIAB • Implement SSB 5501 • Take inventory of all activity and align with ONC strategic plan and requirements for HITECH funding • Contract with subject matter expert - Manatt Health Solutions • Encourage collaboration on state-wide HITECH plan • Roll-up state-wide plan in Aug-Sept 2009? • Ensure transparency and accountability

10. HCA’s role

11. Why a state-wide plan? • Ensure that the plan develops beyond narrowly-defined interests to serve statewide public interests • Identify the boundaries for cooperation and competition • Mobilize public and private resources for effective collaboration • Create opportunities for cost-effective, shared investments across stakeholders • Field public policy interest and consumer protection concerns

12. Funding and Policy Timing State grant monies begin flowing from HHS to develop technical, privacy, governance and financing frameworks necessary for HIE to take shape...likely 9/2010 Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments begin, presuming HIEs have come online Medicare incentive payments give way to penalties on providers for failing to adopt HIT 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Setting of standards enables providers to begin selecting and/or modifying existing systems to comply with Medicare and Medicaid incentive payment requirements for HIE interoperability HHS to establish interoperability standards by the end of 2009 to guide HIE development Source: Manatt

13. Break-out session • Objectives • Form work groups based on funding category • List all potential programs for state-wide plan • Discuss collaboration opportunities • Assign work group coordinator(s) • HCA staff facilitators – Kelly, Steve, Juan • Move into appropriate work groups • HIE Planning/Implementation & EHR loan program • Health IT Extension & Workforce Training • R&D / Technology Research / Telemed / Telehealth

14. Break-out session results • Identify work groups • Identify work group coordinator(s) • Report on break-out summaries • Discuss timeline and group responsibilities

15. Next Steps • Next steps • HCA to post meeting summary and contact info on HCA website • Spokane meeting on 6/19 - HCA to post summary and contact info on HCA website • Work group coordinators to set up collaboration meetings • Assignments due – July 17 • HCA to consult with Manatt Health Solutions • Future meetings with HCA – as needed • Communications • Email – get on the distribution list for your work group • See website - www.hca.wa.gov/hitech.html • Contact info re: work group coordinators • Scheduled meetings

16. Contact Info Annette Burgin Health Care Authority Annette.burgin@hca.wa.gov 360-923-2745

17. Back-up

18. HITECH Appropriated Funds - ONC

19. HITECH Act Funding FlowsEntitlement Funds - CMS

20. Funding recipients/beneficiaries

21. Why a state-wide plan? • To Create: • A Coordinated Approach • A governance framework with accountability and defined roles • Policy guidance for privacy and security • Defined, well structured use cases • A technical plan that considers shared services for stakeholders • Plans for health IT adoption and expansion of network connectivity • Build Working Collaboration with Key Stakeholders • State Departments of Health and Medicaid • State-level HIE entities • State quality and safety initiatives • State Medical Societies and Hospital Associations • FCC broadband grantees

22. Medicaid Incentive Details

23. Medicare HIT Incentives The Medicare HIT incentives primarily reward use of EHRs, as opposed to the actual purchase, but much ambiguity remains that requires resolution in the rulemaking process.

24. Medicare and Medicaid Incentives Providers must demonstrate “Meaningful Use of Certified EHR Technology” to receive payments

25. State-wide HIE major considerations • HIE provision distinguishes between planning and implementation grants, and it is likely that much larger grants will go toward implementation. • Key characteristics for implementation funding TBD, but will likely involve: • An operating governance structure • A defined technical plan • Defined clinical use cases • Statewide policy guidance as to privacy and security • There is an implicit onus on States to develop HIE infrastructure in the near-term to enable otherwise-eligible providers to earn their Medicare/Medicaid incentive payments.

26. Resources • www.hhs.gov/recovery • www.healthIT.hhs.gov • To track all Federal Recovery Act activities, see www.recovery.gov • To track Washington State ARRA activities go to www.recovery.wa.gov and www.hca.wa.gov/arra