# Presentation: 100750

## Briefing on theState Alliance for e-Health

- Betsy Ranslow
- Office of Policy and Research
- ONC

##     The State Alliance for e-Health 

- Co-chairs:
- Governor Phil Bredesen (TN)
- Governor Jim Douglas (VT)
- The State Alliance for e-Health will:
- From a state-specific perspective, address barriers to HIE and adoption of health IT, while preserving privacy, security, and consumer protections.
- Build consensus in seeking the harmonization of the variations in state policies, regulations, and laws, where appropriate, and develop standards and/or guidance for modifying such policies, regulations, or laws.

## The State Alliance for e-Health

- Allow for dialog among states that will fuel creativity and partnerships among states and with the private sector in the health IT arena.
- Allow for the appropriate input of experts and others working on health IT endeavors to inform state policymaking.

## Outcomes

- Outcomes and products will be determined by the Alliance and may include:
- Model laws and regulations on key issues
- Guidance and measures for collaborative cross-sector efforts
- Recommendations on key state actions by legislative and/or executive leadership
- Outcomes are expected to be complementary and supportive of on-going efforts and other policy workings
- The Alliance will actively seek input and wisdom from other efforts

## State Alliance for e-Health Structure

**State Alliance for e-Health**

- Health Information
- Protection
- Taskforce

**Health Care Practice**
**Taskforce**

- Health Information
- Communication
- and Data Exchange
- Taskforce

**Advisory Committee (non-voting members)**

- Input

- Input

- Input

## The Health Care Practice (HCP) Taskforce Membership

-  Physicians
-  State Medical Board
-  Health Plans
-  Hospital
-  Lab
-  Pharmacy
-  State Health Commissioner
-  State Medical Association
-  Legal Expert
-  Telehealth Networks
- * Taskforce plans to add a representative from an Office of a State Insurance Commissioner, and State Board of Pharmacy

## HCP Taskforce Charge

- Support the State Alliance for e-Health on issues regarding the regulatory, legal, and professional standards that have an impact on the practice of medicine and create barriers to interoperable, HIE; and develop and advance actionable policy statements, resolutions, and recommendations for referral to the State Alliance on these issues.

## HCP Taskforce Priorities and Areas to Examine

- Licensure
- Core Credentials for Licensure: FSMB Activities
- Limited License: Nurses Compact and National Licensure
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
- How does CLIA hinder electronic, health information exchange?
- Liability
- What do we know regarding physician's liability in electronic, health information exchange?

## Meetings

- Past:
- February 21: Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC
- March 16: Web Conference
- Future:
- April 26 – 27: Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, VA
- May 30: Web Conference  *(tentative) *
- June 7 – 8: in-person *(tentative) *
- July 27: Web Conference *(tentative)** *

## Contact Information

- State Alliance for e-Health Web Site:
- _[http://www.nga.org/center/ehealth](http://www.nga.org/center/ehealth)_
- To subscribe to the State Alliance listserv send a blank e-mail to:
- _[subscribe-state-](mailto:subscribe-state-alliance@talk.nga.org)__[alliance@talk.nga.org](mailto:subscribe-state-alliance@talk.nga.org)_
- ONC Staff: Betsy Ranslow (202) 205-4387