PolicyVermont Health Information Technology Plan Submitted
The VITL Board of Directors is pleased to submit to the Vermont General Assembly and the Douglas Administration a statewide health information technology plan to satisfy the requirements of 22 V.S.A. ยง 903. At a July 11, 2007 meeting, the board unanimously approved the plan.
The plan is based on a shared vision "for a healthier Vermont, where shared health information is a critical tool for improving the overall performance of the health care system. The health care community will work together to achieve new efficiencies through the use of information technology in order to deliver better overall value and care to our citizens."
Since November 2006, a workgroup of more than 30 stakeholders -- including providers, payers, employers, patients, health care purchasers, information technology vendors, and other business leaders -- has been engaged in the development of this plan. HLN Consulting, LLC, was hired to assist with the coordination and writing of the plan with significant guidance from the workgroup and VITL staff. The workgroup met face to face nine times, had 21 conference calls and exchanged hundreds of emails in developing the plan.
Vermont Health Information Technology Plan
(Note: This is a 4 mb PDF file. We suggest downloading it by right clicking and then choosing "save target as" or "save link as.")
For faster online viewing, we have also broken the plan into a series of smaller PDF files.
Executive Summary
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Health Care Reform Environment
Section 3: Vision
Section 4: Key Stakeholder Groups
Section 5: Strategy and Objectives
Section 6: Standards
Section 7: Technology
Section 8: Privacy and Security
Section 9: Education
Section 10: Funding and Financing
Section 11: Governance and Accountability
Section 12: Moving Forward
Appendices
VITL is actively working with the Vermont Legislature, the Douglas administration, various state agencies, federal agencies, and a number of consumer groups to develop policy in the area of electronic health records and health information exchange. For more information about policy, contact Paul Forlenza at pforlenza@vitl.net
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