1. T.I.G.E.R. National Healthcare IT Agenda
American Health Information Community-AHIC
May 28, 2008

2. Outline Background-Why AHIC was created
Identify- Who and What is AHIC all about
Transition of AHIC 1.0 to AHIC 2.0
Getting Involved
References

3. Paving the Road for Change
Groundbreaking Reports
To Err is Human (2000)
Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001)
Health Literacy: A Prescription to Ending Confusion (2004)
Building a Better Delivery System: A New Engineering/HealthCare Partnership (2005)
Building the Workforce for Health Information Transformation (2006)
Mandates/Executive Orders (President Bush, 4/2004)
Electronic Health Records for all Americans in 10 years
Appointment of a National Coordinator for Healthcare Informatics Technology (ONC/HHS

4. Who and What is AHIC
Originally, a federal advisory committee (FACA), funded and staffed by the ONC
Chaired by Secretary Leavitt
17 members with collaboration among both the private and public sectors
Provides input and recommendations to Health and Human Services (HHS)
How to make health records digital and interoperable
Assure that the privacy and security of those records are protected, in a smooth, market-led way
Detailed work performed in work groups (7) and brought back to The Community for deliberation and decisions

5. Who and What Continued –
The Seven Work Groups established for Consumer Empowerment are:
Chronic Care
Population Health
Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Confidentiality
Privacy and Security
Quality
Personalized Healthcare

6. Who and What Continued –
Involving over 120 experts and stakeholders
The Focus of Work Groups is to:
Identify and make recommendations regarding policy technical, business, and social issues related to their charges and priorities
Developed priorities and Use Case Roadmap
The AHIC 1.0 transitioning to its successor AHIC 2.0

7. Why Transition AHIC 1.0 to AHIC 2.0
Part of the initial agreement for the AHIC calls for accountability to be transferred to a successor.
Development of this project intends to propel AHIC to the next phase of development.
Designing and establishing the AHIC successor is a complex undertaking, requiring exceptional leadership and a broad support base.

8. Strategy
This approach was taken to promote the utmost interest in the formation and combination of this new organization which will be known as AHIC 2.0.
Throughout the transition focus is to continue with the government in a noteworthy role.
The strategy was created following contribution from several organizations and business leaders.
This transition suggests continuity of progress and a stable base of operations for interoperability initiatives.

9. Criteria for AHIC 2.0
The AHIC successor will be an independent and sustainable public-private partnership bringing together the best attributes and resources of public and private entities.
This new public-private partnership will develop a unified approach to realize an effective, secure, interoperable nationwide health information system that supports the health and well-being of all individuals and communities in the U.S.
As an independent public-private partnership, the AHIC successor can move swiftly to make decisions (not just recommendations) with public sector input, the decisions that are acted upon can have significant market impact

10. Use Cases AHIC Use Cases http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/usecases/
Remote Monitoring
Patient - Provider Secure Messaging
Personalized Healthcare
Consultation and Transfers of Care
Public Health Case Reporting
Immunizations & Response

11. How to get Involved-Websites and Calendar of Events
AHIC Meeting DC
AHIC Work Group Meetings
Personalized Health Care:
Chronic Care:
Population Health:
Consumer Empowerment:
EHR:
Quality:
Confidentiality/Privacy/Security:

12. References http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/community/background/
American Health Information Community (AHIC)