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New Opportunity for Network Value: Using HIT to Improve Transitions of Care

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Joe Wivoda, Chief Information Officer, National Rural Health Resource Center
Description
Networks are ideally suited to assist their members in achieving not just the Meaningful Use requirements, but in improving patient care by implementing transition of care communication processes across the continuum. Several options for achieving these goals will be discussed, and some case studies will be presented.

Networks are ideally suited to assist their members in achieving not just the Meaningful Use requirements, but in improving patient care by implementing transition of care communication processes across the continuum. Several options for achieving these goals will be discussed, and some case studies will be presented. This presentation will cover the requirements for communicating summary of care records between various care providers, as required by Meaningful Use Stage 2. These requirements will positively impact care coordination and patient safety, but a holistic approach will be needed.

Learning Objectives:
  • Explore several HIT options for helping your members meet the communication requirements for effective transitions of care
  • Understand the Meaningful Use Stage 1 and Stage 2 requirements network members have for information exchange between providers
  • Understand the important components required to meeting the MU communication requirements
Presenter
Joe Wivoda is the Chief Information Officer at the National Rural Health Resource Center and HIT Consultant with Rural Health Innovations in Duluth, MN. He has been working in Information Technology since 1990 and with Health Information Technology since 1993.  He has been IT Manager, Director of IT, and CIO at several Hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare organizations, and has also assisted Healthcare IT vendors with business planning and product improvement.  Joe has provided leadership and consulting for several Health Information Exchanges (HIE) nationwide as well as HIT selection, implementation, and improvement consulting to healthcare organizations. In addition to his healthcare experience, he has worked in several other industries including manufacturing, engineering, education, and legal.  Joe's expertise is in IT leadership, strategy, service delivery, and the process of innovation. His work with Regional Extension Centers includes Meaningful Use assessments, readiness assessments, workflow analysis and redesign, project management, quality reporting, and tool design. Along with National Rural Health Resource Center staff, he also provides technical assistance to 41 Rural HIT Network Development grantees nationwide

Joe received his B.S. and M.S. in Physics from the University of Minnesota – Duluth and has a Doctorate (ABD) in Business Administration from Northcentral University.