The Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative

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The Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative

• Daniel P. Jones, Jr.
• Chief Operating Officer
• Quality Insights of Pennsylvania
• May 26, 2005

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Contents

• Activities to Date
• Next Steps
• Lessons Learned

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Activities to Date

• Explored Interest
• Identified Stakeholders
• Held Kickoff Meeting
• Developed Subcommittees
• Governance and Finance
• Mission and Strategy
• Planning PA IT Summit

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Next Steps

• Finalize By-Laws
• Finalize Mission Statement
• Hold PA IT Summit
• Select Board Members
• Develop Operational Structure

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Lessons Learned

• Neutral Trusted Facilitators
• Quality Insights of Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Medical Society
• Hospital Health System Association of
  Pennsylvania

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Involvement of State Government

• Governors must have skin in the game
• - David Brailer, M.D. February, 2005

• At the right time
• In the right context

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Payer Involvement

• Aside from Patients stand to gain the most
• One Source of Financing
• In Governance Structure, How?

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Participants

• Develop a method to thoughtfully control
  participation
• Competition between members requires diplomacy

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Impossible