West Virginia Health Information Network

PROVIDE THE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY WITH AN ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE FOR MEDICAL DATA EXCHANGE.

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HIT) ADVANCED PLANNING DOCUMENT (APD): WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF APD FUNDS WVHIN HAS ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: -CONTINUED TO ROLL OUT CLINICAL DATA ACCESS VIA THE WVHIN PORTAL AND AN APPLICATION WITHIN CERTAIN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHRS) TO OVER 2,000 USERS,INCLUDING ALL MEDICAID MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS (MCOS), AND MANY DISEASE INVESTIGATORS. - SENT OVER 12.8 MILLION ENCOUNTER NOTIFICATIONS TO PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PAST YEAR, UP FROM 11.3 MILLION IN THE PRIOR YEAR.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O - CONTINUED TO SUPPORT NUMEROUS TOOLS TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS WITH THE STATE COVID-19 RESPONSE INCLUDING: VARIOUS MEANS OF ELECTRONICALLY REPORTING COVID LAB RESULTS, PROVIDING LAB RESULTS TO TREATING PROVIDERS, TOOLS TO ASSIST WITH VACCINE STATUS AND OUTREACH, ENHANCING RACE AND ETHNICITY IDENTIFICATION OF COVID LAB RESULTS, SOPHISTICATED BREAKTHROUGH AND REINFECTION REPORTS. - RECEIVED ADMIT, DISCHARGE, AND TRANSFER (ADT) DATA DIRECTLY FROM 50 HOSPITALS, 7 POST-ACUTE CARE ORGANIZATIONS, THE LARGEST URGENT CARE ORGANIZATION IN WEST VIRGINIA, AND 17 FQHCS OR LARGE AMBULATORY PRACTICES. - RECEIVED CLINICAL DATA FROM 42 HOSPITALS, 4 POST-ACUTE CARE ORGANIZATIONS, THE LARGEST URGENT CARE ORGANIZATION IN WEST VIRGINIA AND 15 FQHCS OR LARGE AMBULATORY PRACTICES, WITH ADDITIONAL PROJECTS UNDERWAY. - ADDED 22 PUBLIC HEALTH FEEDS WITH ADDITIONAL PROJECTS UNDERWAY. - SUPPORTED HUB MODELS TO EASE IN THE DELIVERY OF ADTS AND CONTINUITY OF CARE DOCUMENTS (CCDS) FROM AMBULATORY ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD VENDORS. - SUPPORTED ROLES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO VIEW HIE DATA IN-CONTEXT (DIRECTLY IN WORKFLOW) FOR CABELL-HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL, CHARLESTON AREA MEDICALCENTER, COMMUNITY CARE OF WEST VIRGINIA, WVU MEDICINE, COALFIELD HEALTHCENTER, MINNIE HAMILTON HEALTHCARE CENTER, AND ROBERT C. BYRD CLINIC.

INCLUDES: CDC DATA MODERNIZATION, RMOMS, AND STAR ONC

HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE): AS THE VAST MAJORITY OF PROVIDERS IN WEST VIRGINIA SEE MEDICAID PATIENTS, THE WORK FUNDED BY PARTICIPANT FEES WAS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS OUTLINED ABOVE. MEDICAID PAYS ITS FAIR SHARE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF MEDICAID PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR UTILIZATION WHILE PARTICIPANT FEES SUPPORT THE REMAINDER OF OPERATIONS. WORK WITH PAYERS FOR NON-MEDICAID LINES OF BUSINESS INCLUDED ON-BOARDING STAFF, DISCUSSION AROUND STRATEGIES FOR INCORPORATING DATA RELATED TO SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AS WELL AS DATA ROUTING RELATED TO COVID-19, QUALITY AND HEDIS MEASURES.

CDC HEALTH DISPARITIES & VACCINE EQUITY: DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC WVHIN ASSISTED PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS WITH IDENTIFYING UNDERSERVED POPULATION RELATED TO COVID-19 TESTING, DISEASE PREVALENCE, DISEASE SEVERITY, AND VACCINATIONS. THESE FUNDS ASSISTED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF RACE AND ETHNICITY FOR REPORTED COVID TESTS AND VACCINES. WVHIN DEVELOPED POPULATION-BASED HEAT MAPS TO ASSIST IN PUBLIC HEALTH OUTREACH. WVHIN ALSO ASSISTED PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT TARGETED VACCINE OUTREACH FOR THEIR MOST VULNERABLEPATIENTS. MULTI-LAYERED REPORTS RELATED TO COVID BREAKTHROUGH AND REINFECTION REPORTS WERE INITIATED.