Alaska HIE Strategy November 2010 Sample Clauses

Alaska HIE Strategy November 2010. ‌ The State Designated Entity (SDE) vision for the future of HIT is a multi-year vision that consists of existing and planned projects and initiatives that will significantly contribute to Alaska’s healthcare transformation. The vision for HIT demonstrates the SDE's aspirations to develop improvements in delivery, cost containment and outcomes in healthcare management. By leveraging implementation of new technologies such as a modernized Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), extending web based access to providers and recipients, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), and HIE networks, SDE will do its part in supporting a healthcare system for Alaska that places individual Alaskans, their families and communities at the center of their healthcare experience and ultimately shift the focus from treatment to prevention. The ultimate goal of the state of Alaska is to improve access to healthcare and quality of healthcare for Alaskans. Specifically, the mission of the DHSS is to promote and protect the health and well-being of all Alaskans. The Alaska Health Care Commission (AHCC) identified HIT – HIE, EHR and telemedicine/telehealth ‐ as an essential cornerstone of healthcare delivery system transformation for Alaska because it is required for successful implementation of virtually all potential specific strategies for healthcare improvement – from cost and quality transparency, to fraud reduction, to supporting evidence‐based clinical practice. The AHCC recommended that the Governor and Alaska Legislature take an aggressive approach to supporting adoption, utilization, and potential funding of HIT, including HIE, EHR and telemedicine/telehealth that promise to increase efficiency and protect privacy. In order to resolve the barriers to interoperability and create an integrated Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, the AeHN is working towards development of a functional statewide HIE service. HIE is the coordination of appropriate electronic health information for the health needs of patients and providers. HIE tools organize, integrate, and retrieve data from existing sources of multiple electronic health records associated with a single patient using secure data transfer. Security of confidential patient information is governed by patient and facility permission levels. A number of state and federal initiatives have been implemented or are planned, to support efforts to improve utilization of electronic health information in the management of healthcar...