The Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Preparedness Resources and Programs Workshop Summary (2014) / Chapter Skim
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7 Leveraging the Affordable Care Act and Information Technology to Innovate
7 Leveraging the Affordable Care Act and Information Technology to Innovate
Pages 75-84
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are enabling the mobilization of health information across systems and geographies and are building opportunities to broaden the reach of specialist practitioners as well as allowing public health and clinical care to connect and care for the patient at a more holistic and 1 This list is the rapporteurs' summary of the main points made by individual speakers and participants and does not reflect any consensus among workshop participants.
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, as well as health care organizations via the regional HIE, the mental health and behavioral health community, and the Dallas County Detention Facility. In the context of disaster preparedness, responders could also be included within the Dallas IEP.
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A flexible, standards-based, social-health information exchange would enable care providers to share information about medications, appointments, housing and transportation needs, and other needs that are critical for patients to achieve positive health outcomes. This will not only help in everyday care and reduce readmission rates, but also can help focus on the "whole person" during recovery.
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. BOX 7-1 Potential Applications of the Dallas Information Exchange Portal in a Tornado Disaster Before • Build collaborative relationships to strengthen community resilience.
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Chan highlighted three areas of focus of the Dallas IEP that support the ACA: chronic disease management, population health surveillance and health disparities research, and optimizing transitions of care. The Dallas IEP also supports the ACA relative to public health preparedness in the areas of community resilience, surveillance, and managing scarce resources in the community.
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INTEGRATING TELEMEDICINE INTO DISASTER PLANS Regionalization of care improves efficiency and quality but can create disparities in access for those who do not live near regional centers. Telemedicine and similar conferencing technologies allow clinical expertise to be everywhere, said James Marcin, director of the pediatric telemedicine program at the University of California (UC)
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In the pre-hospital setting, telemedicine can lead to improved triage decisions, improved transport decisions, access to rural sites, and decreased exposure of providers to toxins or infectious agents. From a workforce perspective, telemedicine offers the potential to increase capacity by extending expertise beyond regional centers.
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( A Act through thhe ARRA haave an oppportunity to asssist in movin ng this forwarrd and augmeenting everydday care annd disaster response. INCORP PORATING G HEALTH IINFORMATTION HNOLOGY INTO EVER TECH RYDAY USE E Many particip pants discusssed the impportance of educating and engagiing health proofessionals in the use of heealth informattion technology (IT)
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4 The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs provide financial incentives for the "meaningful use" of certified EHR technology to improve patient care. See http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/ Meaningful_Use.html (accessed June 9, 2014)
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