NGA Center for Best Practices

10:15 am
State Alliance Taskforces Update and Recommendations
Opportunities for Publicly-Funded Health Programs in Electronic Health Information Exchange—Update from the Health Information Communication and Data Exchange Taskforce
The Health Information Communication and Data Exchange Taskforce co-chairs will provide an update of the Taskforce’s work product regarding the opportunities for publicly-funded health programs to facilitate electronic health information exchange.

Health Information Communication and Data Exchange Taskforce Co-Chair:

Rhonda Medows, MD, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Community Health

Preserving Privacy in Electronic Health Information Exchange—Health Information Protection Taskforce Work Product Findings and Recommendations
The Health Information Protection Taskforce co-chairs will present findings of the Taskforce’s work product and recommendations for ways to preserve privacy and security protections of health information while enabling electronic health information exchange.

Health Information Protection Taskforce Co-Chairs:

Sallie Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, West Virginia Health Care Authority
William Hacker, MD, FAAP, CPE, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health

Streamlining the Licensure Process—Health Care Practice Taskforce Work Product Findings and Recommendations
The Health Care Practice Taskforce co-chairs will present findings of the Taskforce’s work product on licensure and electronic health information exchange and recommendations to the State Alliance on ways to address identified licensure issues.

Health Care Practice Taskforce Co-Chair and Member:

Darlene Bartz, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and Chief, Health Resources Section, North Dakota Department of Health
Rowen Zetterman, Chief of Staff, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System

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11:15 am
State Alliance Next Steps on Taskforce Recommendations
The State Alliance for e-Health will review the recommendations from the Taskforces, discuss outstanding issues, and vote on accepting them in whole or in part, to advance – as guidance – to the states.

12:30 pm Break for Lunch (Lake Champlain Room: Salon B)

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1:30 pm
Primer on E-prescribing

Kevin Hutchinson, CEO, SureScripts
Patricia Anderson, Commissioner Department of Employee Relations, State of Minnesota
Patrick Miller, Research Associate Professor, Institute for Health Policy and Practice, University of New Hampshire

2:30 pm
State Alliance Discussion on Next Steps with e-Prescribing
The State Alliance will deliberate on specific action items to take with respect to e-prescribing.

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3:15 pm
Re-visit State Alliance Vision and Goals—What’s Next?
The State Alliance will re-visit their Vision Document, assess mid-year progress, and establish future direction for the effort.

4:30 pm Public Input

4:45 pm Preparation for Next Meeting

5:00 pm Adjourn