MODULE 10: HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: USING DATA TO INFORM PRACTICE

Health Information Technology: Using Data to Inform Practice

Anne Lynn, MPHHealth Information Technology ManagerPublic Health Management Corporation

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Module 10: Health Information Technology: Using Data to Inform Practice

Part 1: Health Information Technology:The HIT in Healthy People 2020

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Goals• Learn about the Healthy People purpose • Learn about Healthy People 2020 goals for

Health Information Technology (HIT)• Learn how HIT can be applied to meet Healthy

People 2020 goals

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Healthy People 2020Healthy People 2020 is:

- An ongoing federal initiative to “identify nationwide health improvement priorities”

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Healthy People 2020: HC/HIT“Use health communication strategies and health information technology (IT) to improve population health outcomes and health care quality, and to achieve health equity.”

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HIT Defined

“Healthcare information technology (HIT) is the use of computer applications to record, store, protect, retrieve, and transfer clinical, administrative, and financial information electronically within and among various health care settings.”

Source: hrsa.gov

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HP 2020 HC/HIT Objectives13 Health Communications/Health Information Technology objectives

- HC/HIT 10 – 11: work to increase meaningful users of electronic health records

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Electronic Health Records (EHRs)An EHR is a “longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting. Included in this information are patient demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports.”

Source: Health Information and Management Systems Society, 2013

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HIT and Population HealthTo get where we’re going, we have to understand where we are

- EHRs will help get clear baselines on health measures in populations and will facilitate access to health data

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HIT Stakeholders

Patients Clinicians Payers Governments

Employers Health Information Exchanges

Technology developers

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Health Information Exchange- Health information exchange (HIE) is the electronic

movement of health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards.

Vision

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Review

• The purpose of Healthy People 2020 is to identify and align national health initiatives and objectives

• One of 13 HIT objectives in Healthy People 2020 is to increase meaningful users of EHRs

• EHRs can help facilitate population health initiatives and health information exchanges