18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/06/2012 | 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM | What is Interoperability and Why it is Important: A Guide to What Every EHDI Program should Know | Regency Ballroom A | 5
What is Interoperability and Why it is Important: A Guide to What Every EHDI Program should Know
Technology is rapidly advancing and with it new ways of doing business are becoming possible. Advances, such as Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Health Information Exchanges (HIE), promise to enable the exchange of information electronically among clinical health care providers and public health agencies. The impact and potential benefits of these technologies for hospitals, EHDI programs, healthcare providers, and families will be significant. While the adoption of EHRs and HIE is inevitable, the seamless exchange of EHDI information is hampered by variability between EHDI information systems, slow adoption of data standards, limited technical support and knowledge of best practices.
The importance of understanding and adopting these advances has increased with the announcement of multiple national health information initiatives. These initiatives promote and support new methods of transmitting data in a standard or “meaningful and interoperable” way. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has established a framework and principles for implementing interoperable health information systems and adopting data standards. The -Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is providing unprecedented financial incentives for the meaningful adoption of EHR technology. The Department of Health and Human Services is providing public and healthcare professionals with an opportunity to engage in the development of measures for quality of care objectives that demonstrate the meaningful use of EHR technology. Currently there is a unique window for the EHDI stakeholders to actively participate in these important national initiatives.
This presentation will describe the tools, coordination, and initiatives that will support EHDI stakeholders in developing solutions and leveraging opportunities to achieve interoperability adoption of data standards. By understanding the key points of interoperability and how it can be achieved, EHDI programs will be in a position to improve data quality, meet the increasing expectations of stakeholders, and most importantly help families receive recommended services.
- 1) Understand how emerging technologies like EHR and HIE can help support EHDI stakeholders in making informed decisions and improving services for families. 2) Describe the benefits of EHR interoperability, HIE, and meaningful use. 3) Identify best practices for achieving EHR interoperability, adopting data standards, and exchanging EHDI information.
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John Eichwald
(Primary Presenter,Author), CDC, jeichwald@cdc.gov;
John Eichwald is the Chief of the Child Development and Disability Branch at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this position he has oversight of EHDI, the Child Development Studies, and the Rare Disorders and Health Outcomes Teams. His related experience includes collaboration with the multiple organizations focused on national Health Information Technology efforts to foster adoption of a national set of standards, specifications and implementation guidance directed at interoperability of public health information systems.
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Marcus Gaffney
(POC,Co-Presenter,Author), CDC, nzg9@cdc.gov;
Marcus Gaffney is a Health Scientist and serves as the lead for the CDC EHDI Team. He has over 14 years’ experience working in the area of newborn hearing screening and is responsible for overseeing a range of activities, including supporting the development of jurisdictional EHDI Information Systems, assessing progress towards national goals, providing technical assistance, and supporting research efforts. He holds a Masters of Public Health from Mercer University.
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