46E743927452A6F78725822100740E99 Hearing Summary

Ms. Mary Ann Leach and Ms. Carrie Paykoc, representing the Governor's Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI), came to the table to discuss the office's FY 2018-19 IT budget request. OeHI is requesting a combination of state funds and federal funds spending authority for the first phase of a four-phase project to implement nine initiatives related to Colorado s Health IT Roadmap, including health delivery reform, payment reform, improvements to care coordination, cost reductions, and health care value improvements.  They distributed a copy of their presentation [Attachment A] and a copy of Colorado's Health IT roadmap [Attachment B].

 

Attachment B

Ms. Leach continued by introducing the roadmap and discussing the nine initiatives in the project. She noted that the funding for this project comes from a 90/10 match in federal funds.

Ms. Paykoc continued by providing a personal example of the how the nine initiatives would benefit Colorado's citizens. In response to committee questions, Ms. Leach discussed how the office conducts cost-benefit analysis and that each project benchmark will include a value benefit statistic. In response to a committee question, Ms. Leach discussed the two state health information exchanges.