[PPT] - Chapter Advocacy Roundtable (CAR) Monthly Call Pam Varhol CAR PowerPoint Presentation

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Chapter Advocacy Roundtable (CAR) Monthly Call

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Pam Varhol CAR Chair New England Chapter

June 19, 2020

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Agenda

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Partner Presentations – National

Governors Association & Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Federal & State Update
Open Discussion on COVID
19

Wrap up

f FY20
Announcements

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U.S. Federal & State Updates

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Ala na L e re r Ma nage r, Go ve r nme nt Rela tio ns

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Social Justice and Health IT

HIMSS is str

iving to suppor t r a c ia l justic e thr

ug h building a c ultur

e of he a lth e quity. Ra c e is a ma jor soc ia l de te r mina nt of he a lth. How is HIMSS a c ting ?

He a lth e q uity in p ub lic p o lic y
HIMSS’ s So c ial De termina nt o f He a lth T

a sk F

rc e la unc he d this mo nth.
Glo b al He a lth E

q uity Ne two rk– Co nta c t: ghe n@ himss.o r g to e nga ge !

And mo re to c o me ...
We e nc our

a g e a dvoc a te s to c onside r a dopting or c ontinue using a he a lth e quity le ns.

Do the se p o lic ies improve p ub lic he a lth/ healthc are fo r a t risk c o mmunitie s? Do the y he lp

c a p ture c ritic al d a ta o n ra c e / e thnic ity/ gend er, e tc ?

Ho w d o we me e t p e o p le whe re the y a re with p o lic ie s? Do the se p o lic ies le ave a ny

c o mmunities b e hind ?

Ho w d o we c re a te & susta in a mo re d ive rse a nd inc lusive he a lth IT

wo rkfo rc e ?

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Public Health Data Modernization

https:/ / www.c dc .g o v/ budg e t/ do c ume nts/ fy2021/ fy2021-PHDM-fa c tshe e t.pdf

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Connected Care after the PHE

HIMSS is de ve loping public polic y r

e c omme nda tions for U.S. fe de r a l polic ie s to c ontinue a fte r public he a lth e me r g e nc y c onc lude s in c onne c te d c a r e (te le he a lth, r e mote pa tie nt monitor ing , e tc .)

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e looking for use c a se s, da ta , a nd stor ie s on how you, your sta te or your

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g a niza tion use c onne c te d c a r e . Ple a se sha r e with a le r e r @himss.or g by T ue sda y 6/ 24.

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OIG CMP Proposed Regulation Comment Letter

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nsur e that the for mal e nfor c e me nt date whe n CMPs c an be applie d would be 6 months afte r public ation of the OIG Final Rule

6-mo nth pe r

io d wo uld allo w O IG to c o ntinue e duc ating and info r ming the c o mmunity o n ho w e nfo r c e me nt will pr

c e e d,

with a fo c us o n “e nfo r c ing ,” but thr

ugh adviso r

ie s, no t pe naltie s

De ve lop Sub-Re gulator

y Guidanc e to Ke e p the Community Update d on OIG’s Cur r e nt T hought Pr

c e sse s
Publish e ve r

y ac tio n O I G take s (whe ther an info r matio nal ac tio n o r a C MP) o n the ir we bsite and also to a list that anyo ne c an subsc r ibe

Se e k E

xplanator y Advisor y Opinions fr

m OIG whe n Available
L
ng e r

time line is r e quir e d to de ve lo p adviso r y o pinio ns, but the y wo uld pr

vide mo r

e de tails fo r ac to r s to he lp g uide the m thr

ug h info r

matio n blo c king e nfo r c ement

Align OIG’s “Fac tor

s to Conside r ” with the Wor k of OCR on HIPAA Violations

Whe n to impo se a C MP and ho w muc h that C MP sho uld be
C an O IG impo se C o r

r e c tive A c tio n Plans in lie u o f a C MP – O pe n Q ue stio n

Build on the E

nfor c e me nt Pr ior itie s

Mor

e de tails ar

und de fining inte nt
C le ar

ly de fine ho w “inte nt” will be de te r mine d, inc luding pr

viding spe c ific e xample s o f what it me ans to have and no t

have r e quisite inte nt, as we ll as e xample s o f inno c e nt mistakes fo r whic h no e nfo r c e me nt ac tio n wo uld be br

ug ht up
Clar

ify Single vs. Multiple Violations

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EHR Reporting Program Request for Feedback

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he Prog ra m will provide public ly a va ila ble, c ompa ra tive informa tion on c ertified hea lth IT produc ts tha t will inform hea lth IT users’ purc ha sing a nd implementa tion dec isions

Pro g ra m c o mpo se d o f dra ft v o lunta r

y use r-re po rte d c rite ria

21st Century Cures Ac t direc ted HHS to esta blish a new E

HR R eporting Prog ra m

De v e lo pe rs a nd e nd use rs will re po rt c o mpa ra tiv e info rma tio n o n c e rtifie d he a lth IT
Urba n Institute c rea ted a ta ble summa rizing dra ft c riteria for end users by topic a nd da ta

sourc e

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se r q ue stio nna ire for c ollec ting infor mation for dr aft voluntar y user

re po rte d c rite ria
Q uestions to c onsider
Whic h dra ft c rite ria wo uld yo u prio ritize fo r inc lusio n in the E

HR Re po rting Pro g ra m, a nd why?

Whic h dra ft c rite ria sho uld b e re phra se d, re wo rde d, o r re mo v e d?
Sho uld the v o lunta ry use r-re po rte d c rite ria c o v e r o nly the mo st re c e nt v e rsio n o f a c e rtifie d he a lth IT

pro duc t o r a ll v e rsio ns o f the pro duc t?

Wha t c e rtifie d he a lth IT

use rs a re mo st like ly a b le to re po rt o n the c rite ria (e .g ., c linic ia ns, a dministra to rs, IT spe c ia lists)?

Wha t c o uld mo tiv a te e nd use rs to v o lunta r

ily re po rt o n c e rtifie d he a lth IT pro duc ts?

Comments due by Aug ust 10

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Federal Agency Public Comment Opportunities

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CC Proposed R eg ula tion on esta blishing a 5G F und for R ura l Americ a

It wo uld use multi-ro und re v e rse a uc tio ns to distrib ute up to $9 b illio n o v e r the ne xt te n ye a rs to suppo rt

te le c o mmunic a tio ns c a rrie rs in b ring ing 5G se rv ic e s to rura l a re a s

Co mme nts due T

hursda y, June 25

O NC E

HR R eporting Prog ra m

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rb a n Institute just re le a se d a ne w dra ft se t o f v o lunta ry use r-re po rte d c rite ria fo r pub lic fe e db a c k

Co mme nts due Aug ust 10
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T C is seeking c omment on the Hea lth Brea c h Notific a tion R ule

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his re v ie w fro m F T C is pe rio dic in nature to e nsure the y are ke e ping pac e with c hang e s in the e c o no my, te c hno lo g y, a nd b usine ss mo de ls

Co mme nts due T

hursda y, Aug ust 20

CMS published a nnua l Inpa tient Prospec tive Pa yment System Proposed R

eg ula tion

O f mo st inte re st to HIMSS a re the pro po se d c ha ng e sto the Me dic a re Pro mo ting Inte ro pe ra b ility Pro g ra m

(re po rting pe rio d, q ua lity me a sure me nt, e tc )

Pub lic c o mme nts due July 10
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ec ently Submitted L etter

HIMSS a nd PCHAllia nc e pro v ide d writte n c o mme nts to CMS o n the CO VID–19 Pub lic He a lth E

me rg e nc y IF R

Sub mitte d Mo nda y, June 1

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COVID

19 Open Discussion

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Ad vo c ac y d uring COVID – why is it impo rtant NOW mo re

than e ve r?

Ho w has COVID c hang e d po lic ymake rs’ pe rspe c tive s
n he alth IT

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Ho w are yo u c o ntinuing to ad vo c ate in a virtual wo rld ?

Disc ussio n L e a ds: Bo nny Ro b e rts, Co lo ra do Cha p te r & CAR Vic e Cha ir , We ste rn Re gio n Jo hn Ritte r, We ste rn Pe nnsylvania Cha p te r; CAR E a ste rn Re gio n Vic e Chair http s:/ / d o c s.go o gle .c o m/ d oc ument/ d/ 18XwwA1OG T xt8o F T CM_Hf-Gg7BE SH2N3O-s5sOB1T tF c / edit

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Year-End Wrap up

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CAR Cha ir & Vic e Cha irs F Y19-F Y20

Pa m Va rho l, CAR Cha ir Bo nny Ro b e rts, We ste rn Re g io n Ke vin Co nwa y, Midwe ste rn Re g io n Ang e liq ue Ro b a te a u, So uthe rn Re g io n Jo hn Ritte r, E a ste rn Re g io n

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CAR regions

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Accomplishments

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U.S. NHIT

We e k E ng a g e me nt

Cha pte r

L e a de r E xc ha ng e

Advoc a c y Da ys
Pr
c la ma tions a nd Re solutions
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e g isla tion pa sse d

Offic ia ls Re c og nize d
Re la tionships c r

e a te d

Pe e r

to pe e r le a r ning

1 ne w Ca na dia n c ha pte r

: Br itish Columbia

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Recognition

Chapter Advocate of the Year: Kendall Brown, South Florida Chapter State Officials of the Year: Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Assemblywoman, California Deb Soholt, State Senator, South Dakota State Health IT Roadmap Advocacy Challenge recipients: Alabama & New Mexico Chapters

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Announcements

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Chapter Advocate Recognition

You did a ll the work. Now it’s time to be re c og nize d!

Submit your FY20 Advoc a c y Rec og nition form by July 1, 2020. GR

tea m will review a nd send your c ha pter a c ertific a te a nd emblem upon meeting qua lific a tions.

Key a spec ts: Advoc a c y Ac tivities c ompleted;

Pa rtic ipa tion/ Attenda nc e on CAR Ca lls; Communic a tion with HIMSS Sta ff a nd/ or CAR L ea ders a s needed

Doc umenta tion of a dvoc a c y a c tivities required
Clic k here for

mor e infor mation and submission for m!

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Ac c o unta b il ity Rep o r ti ng

Chapter Accountability Reporting

Ac c ountability R e por ting

Annua l sta nd ards re p o rt will no lo nge r b e use d  We a re imp le menting o ngo ing

Ac c o unta bility Re p o rting.

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he go a l is to ha ve sho rte r a nd mo re fre q ue nt d a ta sub missions to a llow fo r o ngo ing c o mmunic atio n a nd to re move the b urd e n o f a la rge a nnua l sub mission.

Prio r to July 1: Sub mit F

Y21 Bo a rd L ist (ASAP) & Go ve rnanc e – inc luding who will se rve o n the CAR

Add to the E

ve nts & Initiative s spr e adshee t (ne xt slide ) – inc luding advoc ac y/ polic y e ve nts/ initiatives/ outr e ac h

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Upcoming Webinars

Cha pte r Ye a r
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nd Wr a p Up & Suc c e ssful Ne w Boa r d Kic k-Off: June 24 | 12:00 PM CT F ull sc he dule a nd r e c or ding s/ slide s on the CL RA.

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r e c o g nitio n.

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