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11/22/2024
State of Connecticut Health Information Technology and Exchange Project ??? State of Connecticut ??? Connecticut Department of Public Health ??? 410 Capitol Avenue, PO Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308 ??? Warren Wollschlager ??? (v) 860.509.7104, (f) 860.509.7295 ??? warren.wollschlager@ct.gov ??? http://www.ct.gov/dph ??? Cong. District: 001 There are many local and regional health information exchange efforts underway in Connecticut. A number of initiatives are well developed, building stakeholder support and developing business plans with the expectation that they will move to implementation in the near future. The Connecticut HIT Plan, published in June 2009, provides a roadmap to reaching statewide HIE among health care providers and addresses many, but not all, of the critical strategic components specified in ONC ARRA Cooperative Agreement Announcement. The Connecticut Department of Public Health Connecticut was designated in statute as the lead health information exchange organization in the state in July 2009. The Department is convening the Connecticut Health Information Technology and Exchange Committee on October 27, 2009 to begin revising the existing plan and developing an operational plan. ABSTRACT The Connecticut Department of Public Health (the Department) will develop, implement, and sustain statewide capacity for a health information exchange system and meaningful use of electronic health records. The Department will oversee the revision of the State of Connecticut Health Information Technology Plan, published in July 2009, to comply with the Office of the National Coordinator???s requirements for a Strategic Plan. In addition, the Department will develop and manage the implementation of an approved Health Information Operational Plan. The Department, as the State Regional Health Information Organization, will lead the establishment and maintenance of a multistakeholder collaborative process to develop both Plans. The specific objectives are to identify and manage sustainable financial resources, develop the technical infrastructure needed to support the secure exchange of health information statewide, and create a common set of rules to enable inter-organizational, statewide and interstate health information exchange. From January 2010 through March 31, 2010, Project funds will allow the State of Connecticut to revise its existing State Health Information Technology Plan and develop an approved Strategic Plan and an approved Operational Plan. The approved plans will be developed by the Department in concert with the multi-disciplinary Health Information Technology and Exchange Advisory Committee established by state statute. On or after April 1, 2010, implementation funding will be used to develop and implement statewide capacity for health information exchange and meaningful use of electronic health records. The specific performance measures, operational strategies and timeframes will be developed as part of the planning process, but it is anticipated that the capacity for the sustainable, statewide exchange and subsequent meaningful use of health information will be developed by December 31, 2011. Anticipated products include approved strategic and operational plans, annual legislative reports, and development and sustainability of a robust, statewide health information exchange. Anticipated outcomes include improved patient outcomes, reduction of medical errors, improved access to and coordination of care, and increased efficiency of the health care delivery system.
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