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Moderator: Kenneth L Stewart – Angelo State UniversityPanelists – Annette Sobel – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Billy U. Philips, Jr. – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Data Integration Needs for a West Texas Health Security Initiative

West Texas Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center - Making Electronic Health Records a Reality -

Specific definitions for syndromic surveillance are lacking, and the name itself is imprecise.

Diverse names used to describe public health surveillance systems for early outbreak detection include: • early warning systems (8,9); • prodrome surveillance (10); • outbreak detection systems (11); • information system-based sentinel surveillance (12); • biosurveillance systems (13--15); • health indicator surveillance (16); and • symptom-based surveillance (17). However, syndromic surveillance is the term that has persisted.


Syndromic surveillance has been used for early detection of outbreaks, to follow the size, spread, and tempo of outbreaks, to monitor disease trends, and to provide reassurance that an outbreak has not occurred. Syndromic surveillance systems seek to use existing health data in real time to provide immediate analysis and feedback to those charged with investigation and follow-up of potential outbreaks.


Texas Regional Extension Centers

West Texas Regional Extension Center

Texas Tech University HSC$7.1 Million

1,133 providersNorth Texas Regional Extension Center

DFW Hospital Council$8.4 Million

1,498 providers

CentrEast Regional Extension CenterTexas A&M HSC

$5.2 Million1,000 providers

Gulf Coast Regional Extension CenterUT HSC Houston

$15.2 Million2,928 providersWest Texas TTUHSC

Service Area108 Counties

12% PopulationFuel, Fiber, Food

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TOO busy - I think we can use the slide from my last presentation to TORCH and simply tell about the others.

Comprehensive Support throughout the Entire EHR Implementation Process

Partnering with state and local HIEsEHR system selection

Readiness assessment Practice workflow redesign

HIT education & training

Achieving meaningful useEHR implementation

Prepare for future pay for performance

Plan Transition Implement Operate & Maintain1 2 3 4

WT-HITREC Strategy:Align with ONC to create standard

WT-HITREC Strategy:Partner with Vendors & Implementation partners



Goal: Enable improvements in the quality and efficiency of the Texas health care sector by establishing an electronic HIE infrastructure for the state.

Texas Approach to Statewide HIE

General State-Level

Operations

Local HIE Grants

Program

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Implementation of the Texas HIE Plan is being coordinated between the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and

THSA


Texas HIE Connectivity

Reference: healthit.gov


Meaningful Use Policy Goals• Improving quality, safety, efficiency, and reducing health disparities• Engaging patients and families in their health care• Improving care coordination• Improving population and public health• Ensuring adequate privacy and security protections for personal

health information


CQM Selection and HHS PrioritiesAll providers must select CQMs from at least 3 of the 6 HHS National Quality Strategy domains:

• Patient and Family Engagement• Patient Safety• Care Coordination• Population and Public Health• Efficient Use of Healthcare Resources• Clinical Processes/Effectiveness



ChallengesPublic Health Data Systems - Complete, Comprehensive, CorrectIntraoperability – Standards & Vendor Rules of EngagementHealth Information Exchange –Workforce (HIT, GIS, Informatics)Signal Detection – Use Cases & AnalyticsProtocols – Response PlanningSafety, Privacy, Security – Perspective