Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
Territory of American Samoa (AS) Health Information Exchange (HIE) Project Abstract Project Title AS Health Information Exchange (ASHIE) Territory included in application Territory of American Samoa Applicant Name Pacific eCommerce Development Corporation Address PO Box 5501 Pago Pago, AS 96799 Contact Name: Andra Samoa, Chief Executive Officer Contact Phone Numbers Office: (684) 699-3232 Mobile: (684) 733-2468 E-Mail Address "Andra Samoa" <andra@ecdc.as> Congressional District Territory of American Samoa =========================================================================== The Territory of American Samoa (AS) proposes a Cooperative Agreement (CA) with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) that would enable American Samoa to develop and implement a plan for Health Information Exchange (HIE) capability. The plan will address how AS health care providers will be able to electronically share information with providers in the region, and with laboratories, pharmacies, and insurers. The overall and formidable goal of the CA is to improve clinical care and patient safety, health care system efficiency, and public health reporting through the secure sharing and exchange of health information that respects and enforces the privacy of health information. The specific objective of the CA is to develop and implement a plan that will operationalize a HIE capability to appropriately share health information. Specifically, the AS proposes a two-phased approach to achieve the goal. Phase I ??? the Planning Phase - proposes to develop a AS-wide Strategic Plan for HIT, EHR Adoption, and HIE and an Operational Plan for HIE. The Strategic Plan will address the (a) Governance; (b) Finance; (c) Technical Infrastructure; (d) Business and Technical Operations; and (e) Legal/Policy considerations. Phase II ??? the Implementation Phase- proposes to implement an HIE capability between the VistA/CPRS system used by the AS Medical Center Authority (ASMCA), with the reference laboratories, pharmacies, and an NHIN CONNECT capability with software adaptors for the CPRS and other EHRs and health summary exchange with health care providers in Hawaii and around the region.
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