Delaware Valley HIMSSAdvocacy Committee

DV and NJ HIMSSAnnual ConferenceAtlantic City, New Jersey

October 6-8, 2017

• HIMSS 2016 State Official of the Year Award• PA HIMSS Legislator of the Year Award

Representative Matthew E. Baker

• State Legislator of the Year AwardRecognized by Valerie RogersDirector of State Government AffairsHIMSS North America

HIMSS North American Recognition

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PA HIT Day – Award CeremonyMay 8, 2017

PA HIT Day – Award CeremonyMay 8, 2017

• Senate Legislator of the Year AwardHonorable Thomas Killion

Presented by John RitterWestern Pennsylvania Chapter

• House Legislator of the Year AwardHonorable Jessie Topper

Presented by Peter MercuriDelaware Valley Chapter

• Executive Branch Leader of the Year AwardLauren Hughes, MD

Presented by Vinney SakoreCentral Pennsylvania Chapter

2017 Pennsylvania HIT Awards Presentation

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• Special Recognition AwardWhitney Krosse, JD

Presented by Robert SheesleyCentral Pennsylvania Chapter

• Recognition of HIT Super StarsPresented by Thompson BoydDelaware Valley HIMSS Chapter

• Sponsor CommentsJoe MillerDelaware Valley Chapter Advocacy Co-Chair

2017 Pennsylvania HIT Awards Presentation

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PA HIT Day – Award CeremonyMay 8, 2017

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PA HIT Day – Award CeremonyMay 8, 2017

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House Resolution 269Session of 2017

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Senate Resolution 109Session of 2017

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PA HIT Day AsksMay 9, 2017

1. Support improved accessto care for rural

Pennsylvanians through theexpanded use of telehealthby passing Senate Bill 1342,

The Telemedicine Act.

2. Support funding forworkforce development

programs to help increase thehealthcare and information

technology workforce inPennsylvania.

3. Support a future resolution to studysuicide issues and overuse of

medication used for pain (which have asignificant abuse potential) impactingPennsylvania veterans and consider

recommendations including innovativeuses of health information technology

for suicide-reduction efforts.

4. Supporting the adoption ofpolicies that promote

Interoperability standardswhich enable cooperation byall provider communities in

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DVHIMSS Advocacy CommitteeRole and Duties

Provide Evidenced-Based Information to Legislators

Assist in the Crafting of Legislation

Establish Rapport with Legislative Staffers and with Members

• Content Experts• Participate in Press Conferences• Testimony

Meet with State Agencies, as Requested

Educate DVHIMSS Membership and the DVHIMSS Board withTimely Advocacy Efforts and Needs

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House Bill 1619

•“HARRISBURG – A bill to allow Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Medical LicensureCompact, which was created in 2013 to permit eligible licensed physicians in one stateto treat patients in other states via telemedicine.”

House Bill 1619—Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (Interstate Compact)legislation—completed its final hurdle in the legislature by passing the Senateunanimously, 49–0.

“The legislation on the way to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk was sponsored by Rep.Jesse Topper, R-Bedford. It is Topper’s first bill to pass the House and Senate.”

“Telemedicine will be a benefit to many people living in underserved parts of our state,including rural and urban areas. Today’s technology allows a doctor in one state toprovide consultation and treatment to a patient living in another state, possiblyhundreds of miles away,” Topper said in a statement.

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•Senate Bill 780 specifically defines telemedicine as “the delivery of health care services provided throughtelecommunications technology to a patient by a healthcare practitioner who is at a different location.”

It also establishes guidelines regarding who can provide telemedicine services, and provides clarityregarding insurance company reimbursement for those services.

Senate Bill 780 provides for the “acquisition, evaluation and transmission of patient information outside of a real-timeinteraction,” clearing the way for physicians to send medical data like patient histories or X-rays electronically in a techniquecommonly known as “store and forward.” The bill also specifically includes “remote patient monitoring” under the umbrellaof the telemedicine definition.

“Telemedicine is especially vital for patients who suffer from chronic illness, seniors who are homebound and families wholive in rural areas where they would have to travel very far to receive medical care. With telemedicine, distance is no longeran impediment to receiving health care services from anywhere in Pennsylvania or across the country. We need to makethis option available for all Pennsylvanians.”

The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) applauds the reintroduction of this important legislation and credits SenatorVogel for his commitment to advancing a medical technology that may very well change how medical care is deliveredthroughout the Commonwealth.

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Senate Bill 780

• Joe Miller• Pete Mercuri• Thompson Boyd• Yolande Greene• Suzanne Gack• Deborah Wells

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