T.I.G.E.R. National Healthcare IT Agenda

American Health Information Community-AHIC

May 28, 2008

Outline

• Background-Why AHIC was created

• Identify- Who and What is AHIC all about

• Transition of AHIC 1.0 to AHIC 2.0

• Getting Involved

• References

Paving the Road for Change

• Groundbreaking Reports– To Err is Human (2000)– Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001)– Health Literacy: A Prescription to Ending Confusion (2004)– Building a Better Delivery System: A New

Engineering/HealthCare Partnership (2005)– Building the Workforce for Health Information

Transformation (2006)

• Mandates/Executive Orders (President Bush, 4/2004)– Electronic Health Records for all Americans in 10 years– Appointment of a National Coordinator for Healthcare

Informatics Technology (ONC/HHS

Who and What is AHIC

• Originally, a federal advisory committee (FACA), funded and staffed by the ONC – Chaired by Secretary Leavitt– 17 members with collaboration among both the private and

public sectors– Provides input and recommendations to Health and Human

Services (HHS) • How to make health records digital and interoperable• Assure that the privacy and security of those records are

protected, in a smooth, market-led way– Detailed work performed in work groups (7) and brought

back to The Community for deliberation and decisions

Who and What Continued –

• The Seven Work Groups established for Consumer Empowerment are:• Chronic Care• Population Health• Electronic Health Records (EHRs)• Confidentiality• Privacy and Security • Quality• Personalized Healthcare

Who and What Continued –

• Involving over 120 experts and stakeholders• The Focus of Work Groups is to:

• Identify and make recommendations regarding policytechnical, business, and social issues related to their charges and priorities

• Developed priorities and Use Case Roadmap• The AHIC 1.0 transitioning to its successor AHIC 2.0

Why Transition AHIC 1.0 to AHIC 2.0

• Part of the initial agreement for the AHIC calls for accountability to be transferred to a successor.

• Development of this project intends to propel AHIC to the next phase of development.

• Designing and establishing the AHIC successor is a complex undertaking, requiring exceptional leadership and a broad support base.

Strategy

• This approach was taken to promote the utmost interest in the formation and combination of this new organization which will be known as AHIC 2.0.

• Throughout the transition focus is to continue with the government in a noteworthy role.

• The strategy was created following contribution from several organizations and business leaders.

• This transition suggests continuity of progress and a stable base of operations for interoperability initiatives.

Criteria for AHIC 2.0

• The AHIC successor will be an independent and sustainable public-private partnership bringing together the best attributes and resources of public and private entities.

• This new public-private partnership will develop a unified approach to realize an effective, secure, interoperable nationwide health information system that supports the health and well-being of all individuals and communities in the U.S.

• As an independent public-private partnership, the AHIC successor can move swiftly to make decisions (not just recommendations) with public sector input, the decisions that are acted upon can have significant market impact

Use Cases• AHIC Use Cases

http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/usecases/

2008 Use Cases –• Remote Monitoring• Patient - Provider Secure Messaging• Personalized Healthcare• Consultation and Transfers of Care• Public Health Case Reporting• Immunizations & Response

How to get Involved-Websites and Calendar of Events

• AHIC Meeting http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/community/meetings– DC 5.30.08

• AHIC Work Group Meetingshttp://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/– Personalized Health Care: 5.2.08– Chronic Care: 5.29.08– Population Health: 5.7.08– Consumer Empowerment: 5.15.08– EHR: 5.21.08– Quality: 5.28.08– Confidentiality/Privacy/Security: 5.20.08

References

• American Health Information Community (AHIC)

– http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/community/background/