Missouri Health Connection

  Moving Beyond Politics:

Meaningful Health Reform for Missouri Communities

“One Connection For A Healthier Missouri”

Presentation for:11th Annual Health Policy

Health Summit.October 16, 2013

The State-designated entity charged to create Missouri’s statewide health information networkNot-For-Profit entity established in 2011Public – Private Board of DirectorsFounded out of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act

What is Missouri Health Connection?

Improve the quality of medical decision-making and coordination of care;Provide accountability in safeguarding the privacy & security of medical data;Reduce preventable medical errors and avoid duplication of treatment;Improve the public health;Enhance the affordability and value of health care; andEmpower Missourians to take a more active role in their own health care.

.

MHC’s Mission

MHC Value:Connecting All Health Care Providers

The State-designated entity charged to create Missouri’s statewide health information network

MHC’s technology platform “CareNet” aggregates all clinical data into a longitudinal patient record summary.MHC’s “CareViewer” allows clinician to “view only” aggregate clinical data. MHC’s “CareMail” enables secure encrypted email.

MHC’s query based health information network’s services : Translate clinical data from multiple providers

(with disparate EMRs) into an aggregate clinical summary format,

Provides clinical information delivered where you need it and when you need it. 

MHC’s Technology

MHC’s Health Information Network: The Power of the Data

For Provider Referral Support:

PCP to Specialist Notification of

Delivery of Referral Consult Response

Messages

For All MHC Participants: Medication History Allergies Immunizations Consent Management NwHIN Connections Lab, Pathology,

Radiology Results Routing

Clinical and Transcribed Results Routing

MHC CareNet

Finding patient records… across all participating MHC members

Deliver the complete, aggregated record…

to the point of care (or wherever its needed)

Bringing Documents and Repositories together

See every Lab…

Drill “into” Labs for clarity…

Explore Radiology Results…secure integration

with Vendor Neutral Archive solutions

Medication History

Vaccinations

Diagnosis History (Past and Present)

Complete Encounter History

Interoperability Built-In

MHC’s CareViewerView clinical data in real time – with or without an EMR.

MHC CareMailDirect Secure

MessagingNo EMR required!

MHC CareMail

DIRECT Secure Messaging Solution – MHC CareMail Securely routes care summaries, clinical notes, lab

results Functions like standard email, but encrypted and

secure Simple to use

You only need an Internet connection Smart phone / tablet connectivity

Meets Meaningful Use attestation criteria

MHC CareMail

The economic reality of Health IT

1980 – 2009 Healthcare

IT the new $$$$$$ Healthcare

The economic reality of Health IT

The economic reality of Health IT

Equals roughly 11 M per State to connect all healthcare

The economic reality of Health IT

Hospitals & Health Systems now spending BBBBillions on IT

The economic reality of Health IT

Capital spend per bed on IT grew by 62% in one year!

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States spent more on health care

per capita ($8,608), and more on health care as percentage of its GDP (17.2%), than any other nation in 2011.. In a 2013 Bloomberg ranking of nations with the most efficient health care

systems, the United States ranks 46th among the 48 countries included in the study.[5][6]

Spending MORE,Achieving LESS

A very, very large POLICY Question