Health Information Security & Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) National Conference. Getting Mississippi Healthcare Providers. Mary Helen Conner, BSN, MPH

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1 Health Information Security & Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) National Conference Getting Mississippi Healthcare Providers Connected Session Date March 4, 2009 Bethesda, MD Mary Helen Conner, BSN, MPH 1

2 Effects on Mississippi Health Information Systems from Katrina (2005) Paper medical records destroyed Ineffective information distribution for coastal and displaced persons Lack of effective record keeping during rescue and recovery periods Lack of sufficient information for deployment of medical resources in the coastal area during rescue and recovery 2

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4 Health Information Security & Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) Mississippi has been involved in the HISPC project since the beginning (2006) Subcontracting Entity for HISPC Phase I - III Information & Quality Healthcare is the Quality Improvement Organization for Medicare in Mississippi Project Team: Director: Bo Bowen Coordinator: Mary Helen Conner HIM Consultant: Kathy Piazza 4

5 HISPC Barriers to Health Information Exchange (HISPC Phase I) Lack of state laws governing maintenance, access, and secure transmission of electronic health information Lack of a centralized authority to oversee the implementation of a secure, integrated, interoperable health information network and infrastructure Lack of a secure integrated network/system (interoperable framework) 5

6 HISPC Barriers to Health Information Exchange (HISPC Phase I) Lack of resources- financial and staffing. Lack of standardized policies and procedures Lack of standardized nomenclature, software and taxonomy Lack of knowledge of state and federal laws regarding private and secure HIE among healthcare providers 6

7 Mississippi Health Information Infrastructure Task Force Governor Haley Barbour established the Task Force March 5, 2007 Mission: to develop and advise Governor Barbour of an overall strategy t for the adoption and use of health information technology and health information exchange to improve healthcare in Mississippi Vision: All providers will adopt electronic health records and other useful information technologies, and there will be a reliable, trusted, secure system to facilitate the exchange of health information in Mississippi 7

8 HISPC Implementation Plan (HISPC Phase II) Development of a Web site Information and education for healthcare professionals and consumers on the private and secure exchange of health information and health information technology 8

9 Self-Study St Module (HISPC Phase II) Title: HIPAA Basics: Privacy and Security Issues Goal: Provide healthcare professionals with practical applications of HIPAA related to privacy and security 9

10 Provider Education Toolkit (HISPC Phase III) Next level of professional education Target audience: Primary Care Providers Physicians and Nurse Practitioners Secondary audience: Medical Group Management Association Office Managers of Primary Care Providers 10

11 Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) A statewide professional association of approximately 950 members, including physicians, residents and medical students t Provider Education Toolkit Activities Promoted the Health Information Security & Privacy Collaboration Toolkit Identified d a Physician i Champion Placed national and MS Web site links on the MAFP Web site Sent three information blasts to members ed educational meeting invitation and reminder to members Attended the educational meeting Surveyed MAFP membership 11

12 MAFP Membership Opinions on Health Information Technology If you have not adopted Health IT, what would motivate t you in that t direction? Evidence that it actually improves health care Government payment and accounting Better understanding di of concept/ramifications ti Ease of use and cost Simple format to voice record User friendly What are the major barriers/obstacles to Health IT adoption? Costs Documentation of a visit, cost, security No government standards: it took 15 years to get electronic claims standardized No barriers, already in place 12

13 Educational Presentations MS Academy of Family Physicians Members invited to attend the meeting in- person or by teleconference Agenda and presentation slides ed to teleconference attendees Presentation slides placed on the com Web site Physician Champion presentation videotaped Video placed on Web site 13

14 MAFP Physician Champion Dr. Jason Dees, New Albany, MS Partner with the New Albany Medical Group District 10 Director MAFP Board of Directors Board member of the MAFP Foundation Physician Delegate to the Congress of Delegates in the American Academy of Family Physicians I have never used a paper record. The train has left the station for Health Information Technology. 14

15 Additional Educational Presentations Governor s Health Information Infrastructure Task Force Nurse Practitioner Retreat Nurse Practitioner Provider Unit members Mississippi Hospital Association, Medical Identity Theft meeting Jackson Chapter of the Medical Group Management Association, Inc of MS Mississippi Chronic Illness Coalition Jackson Medical Clinic, PA 15

16 Presentation/Exhibit Materials Provider Education Toolkit (PET) canned PowerPoint presentation PET brochures PET pop-up banner Pens (IQH logo and national Web site) Provided grab and go presentation and exhibit materials for any opportunity 16

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18 Banner Ad 18

19 PR Campaign and Outreach Newspaper Ads statewide coverage (¼ page ads) Journals Web sites Newsletters IQH Quality Matters and MCIC Chronicles blast to MS physicians and physician groups interested in Health Information Technology 19

20 For more information on the Provider Education Toolkit Collaborative: Provider Education Toolkit Friday March 6, 2009, 10:30-11:30 am Grand Ballroom