Mary Kasal: President and CEO, Missouri Health Connection Missouri Health Policy Summit 2013

1. Missouri Health Connection
“One Connection For A Healthier Missouri”
Moving Beyond Politics: Meaningful
Health Reform for Missouri
Communities
Presentation for:
11th Annual Health Policy Health
Summit.
October 16, 2013

2. What is Missouri Health Connection?
The State-designated entity charged to create Missouri’s
statewide health information network
Not-For-Profit entity established in 2011
Public – Private Board of Directors
Founded out of the Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act

3. MHC’s Mission
Improve the quality of medical decision-making and
coordination of care;
Provide accountability in safeguarding the privacy & security of
medical data;
Reduce preventable medical errors and avoid duplication of
treatment;
Improve the public health;
Enhance the affordability and value of health care; and
Empower Missourians to take a more active role in their own
health care.
.

4. MHC Value:
Connecting All Health Care Providers
The State-designated entity charged to create Missouri’s
statewide health information network
MHC’s technology platform “CareNet” aggregates all clinical
data into a longitudinal patient record summary.
MHC’s “CareViewer” allows clinician to “view only” aggregate
clinical data.
MHC’s “CareMail” enables secure encrypted email.

5. MHC’s Technology
MHC’s query based health information network’s
services :
Translate clinical data from multiple providers (with
disparate EMRs) into an aggregate clinical summary
format,
Provides clinical information delivered where you need
it and when you need it.

6. MHC’s Health Information Network:
The Power of the Data
For All MHC Participants:
Medication History
Allergies
Immunizations
Consent Management
NwHIN Connections
Lab, Pathology,
Radiology Results
Routing
Clinical and Transcribed
Results Routing
For Provider Referral
Support:
PCP to Specialist
Notification of Delivery of
Referral
Consult Response
Messages

7. MHC CareNet

8. Finding patient records…
across all participating MHC members

9. Deliver the complete, aggregated record…
to the point of care (or wherever its needed)

10. Bringing Documents and
Repositories together

11. See every Lab…

12. Drill “into” Labs for clarity…

13. Explore Radiology Results…secure integration
with Vendor Neutral Archive solutions

14. Medication History

15. Vaccinations

16. Diagnosis History (Past and Present)

17. Complete Encounter History

18. Interoperability Built-In

19. MHC’s
CareViewer
View clinical data in real
time – with or without
an EMR.

20. MHC CareMail
Direct Secure Messaging
No EMR required!

21. MHC CareMail
DIRECT Secure Messaging Solution – MHC CareMail
Securely routes care summaries, clinical notes, lab results
Functions like standard email, but encrypted and secure
Simple to use
You only need an Internet connection
Smart phone / tablet connectivity
Meets Meaningful Use attestation criteria

22. MHC CareMail

23. The economic reality of Health IT

24. 1980 – 2009 Healthcare

25. IT the new $$$$$$ Healthcare

26. The economic reality of Health IT

27. The economic reality of Health IT
Equals roughly 11 M per State to
connect all healthcare

28. The economic reality of Health IT
Hospitals & Health Systems now
spending BBBBillions on IT

29. The economic reality of Health IT
Capital spend per bed on IT grew by
62% in one year!

30. According to the World Health
Organization (WHO), the United States
spent more on health care per capita
($8,608), and more on health care
as percentage of its GDP
(17.2%), than any other nation
in 2011.. In a 2013 Bloomberg ranking of
nations with the most efficient health care
systems, the United States ranks
46th among the 48 countries
included in the study.[5][6]
Spending
MORE,
Achieving
LESS

31. A very, very large
POLICY Question