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Population Health and Health Information Technology. HTM520, National University Kathleen Sullivan, July 2012. Introduction. Health IT has potential to dramatically improve health of populations. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Population Health and Health Information Technology
HTM520, National UniversityKathleen Sullivan, July 2012
Introduction• Health IT has potential to dramatically
improve health of populations.
• EMRs and HIEs have focused on individual patients or limited episodes of care of patient groups
• Public health agencies, ACOs, payers should be included
Definitions
• Public Health
• Population Health
• Population Medicine
Introduction
Source: University of Wisconsin, Population Health Sciences
Benefits and Examples – Public Health Achievements
Benefits of IT: Population Medicine
EMR/PHR is building block• Improved information about chronic
and infectious disease
• Earlier detection of infectious disease outbreaks
• Improved tracking of chronic disease management and education
Benefits of HIE: Population Health
• Improved assessments of disease burden in
community, or of the impact of community-wide prevention initiatives
• Ability to promptly route and deliver to community clinicians emergent information from public health
• Assist cross-jurisdictional collaboration on data
collection and sharing
• Improved coordination of care across public and private providers
MU and Population HealthMeaningful Use - Using certified EHR technology to
• Improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities
• Engage patients and families in their health care
• Improve care coordination
• Improve population and public health
• All the while maintaining privacy and security
MU and Population HealthPhase 1 - Must choose at least one: • Submit data to Immunization
Registries (P, H)
• Submit reportable lab results (H)
• Submit syndromic surveillance data (H, P)
MU and Population HealthPhase 2
• Phase 1 From “Menu” to “Core”
• Report to cancer registry (P)
• Or other specialized registry (P)
HIEs and Population Health • Key player in standards development
and harmonization
• Involved with HL7 & IHE • HITSP and S&I Framework
Organizations and Standards
• CDC
PHSIPO – PH Surveillance and Informatics Program OfficePHIN – PH Information Network
• PHDSC
• PHII
Challenges• Funding
• Standards still developing
• Public health may not be ready
• HIE technology may not be ready
Momentum and Future• Growth of HIEs
• Social Media
• Mobile Apps
• Globalization
Wireless and Population HealthUCSD Multidisciplinary Research Center