Health Care Vision 2020
WMHIE

Technical Work Group
 Charter

DRAFT

Chairpersons: Patrick O’Hare and TBD         

Purpose:  A robust technical model is required for effective health data exchange.  It is imperative to leverage current available technology, sources of electronic healthcare information and build upon technical successes from other implementations to address health data exchange and business needs.  A process to establish consensus must be created to ensure appropriate technical standards are applied. 

Reports To:  HCV 2020 Governance Board 

Charge: 

• Review MiHIN Conduit to Care report findings and recommendations
• In coordination with the state’s Clinical Sub Committee, conduct WMHIE current state technology analysis & technical readiness assessment
• Investigate potential data exchange technologies
• Identify potential approaches for the WMHIE technical architecture
• Provide recommendations for adhering to state and national standards for health data exchange
• Create technical requirements based upon clinical HIE processes determined by the Clinical sub committee
• Define and identify the technical methodology to collect and exchange clinical data to be exchanged for the purpose of care management at the point of service in real time
• Define and recommend vendors that meet technical, quality and cost expectations for the WMHIE
• Execute the WMHIE four phase work plan and
• Fulfill the requirements and expectations of the MiHIN planning grant award
• Design an implementation plan for the WMHIE
• Discuss and document different options/examples of technical architectures used by health information exchange initiatives and the best uses of each
• Review and assess the inventory of existing State of Michigan technical infrastructure resources and increase understanding of what infrastructure resources can be leveraged

• Complete an inventory of existing Regional technical infrastructure resources and increase understanding of what infrastructure resources can be leveraged.
• Recommend a process, inclusive of appropriate groups and organizations, to establish design guidelines for technology, including compliance with national standards to ensure health data exchange
• Create technical requirements based on business and clinical use cases (as defined by the Clinical & Regional Work Groups) required for the first key process flows (as identified by the Clinical & Regional Work Groups)

• Coordinate with and give input to the Performance Measurement, Quality, Consumer Engagement, Public Reporting, Clinical, Financial, and Legal Work Groups as needed
• Present findings, analysis and recommendations at appropriate Governance Board meetings

Expectations of work group members: 

• Duration of committee appointment—a 1, 2, or 3-year term of appointment; maximum of 3 terms.
• Attendance at work group meetings—will meet as needed, with meeting frequency expected to range from bi-weekly to monthly.  Three successive absences constitute resignation.
• Additional work

Membership 

• 12-20 members

• To be selected so as to achieve appropriate balance/diversity of gender, race/ethnicity, and geography, such as
  • Organized labor
  • Religious group/association representative
  • Employers
  • Rural perspective, e.g., northeast portion of the region
  • Public health dept representative