Health IT in the Safety Net Where Weve Been and Where Were Going - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Health IT in the Safety Net Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going Safety Net Advisory Committee (SNAC) Lab April 12, 2017

Objectives • Leverage our collective focus on vulnerable populations. • Provide a forum for opportunities and lessons learned. • Share the latest strategies for using data to measure effectiveness. • Synthesize input from the group and develop a shared body of knowledge. 2

What We Will Cover • Introduction • Health IT in the Safety Net: Morgan Honea, CORHIO • Spotlight on CHORDS: Sara Schmitt, CHI, and Emily McCormick, Denver Public Health • Facilitated Discussion 3 3

Health Information Exchange (HIE) 4 4

CORHIO Health Information Exchange • One of two health information exchanges in the state • Self-sustained HIE organization with a fee-based subscription model • Exchanges data (labs, notes, admission/discharge summaries) from hospitals, labs, imaging centers and ambulatory providers • Multiple exchange methods available to community providers 5 5

Health IT in Colorado’s Safety Net Morgan Honea, CEO 6

CHORDS: Colorado Health Observation Regional Data Service Sara Schmitt, Emily McCormick, Director of Senior Community Epidemiologist Health Policy 7

CHORDS is a network conceived in 2011 that uses electronic health record (EHR) data to support public health evaluation, monitoring and research efforts. 8

CHORDS: A Primer • Data Partners: Currently, nine health provider organizations contribute data • Data Users: Users are public health agencies serving the seven- county Denver Metro region • Goal: Expanded use of EHR data to achieve public health goals through reliable and location-specific information 9

Participating Institutions Data Users: Technology Partner: Denver Metro University of Colorado Public Health Agencies Anschutz Medical Campus Convener: CHI Data Partners: Technology Partner: Health Care and CORHIO Mental Health Providers 10

CHORDS Data Partners 11

Enhancing Data Reliability • Many existing data sources rely on self-reported measures • CHORDS uses EHR data, accessing measurements entered by providers 12

Maintaining Patient Privacy • CHORDS provides aggregated data for use by public health agencies • Information cannot be traced back to individual patients • Each CHORDS data partner retains full control over its patients’ data 13

The Query Process 14

Neighborhood Level-Data Enable Targeted Efforts 15

CHORDS Areas of Focus • Body Mass Index/Obesity • Cardiovascular Disease • Diabetes • Mental Health • Other public health topics will follow 16

Discussion Questions • What policy changes are necessary to help strengthen the use of data, especially in the state’s safety net? • How can researchers, philanthropists and advocates strengthen health IT efforts in the safety net? 17