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6131F7AAED6FCB91872584D5005AD9E2 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For OFFICE OF EHEALTH INNOVATION

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date Dec 19, 2019      
Location SCR 352



Office of eHealth Innovation - Committee Discussion Only


09:33:06 AM  
Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primevera introduced
the Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI) to the committee.
09:35:58 AM  
Carrie Paykoc, Interim Director of OeHI,
and Kim Bimestefer, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Health
Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) provided an overview of OeHI's FY 2020-21
budget request: Health IT Roadmap Initiatives using a PowerPoint presentation
(Attachment C).

OeHI is requesting $445,000 of Capital
Construction Funds (CCF) and $4 million in federal funds spending authority
for phase three of a three-phase project to implement nine initiatives
in the Colorado Health IT Roadmap to support health delivery reform, payment
reform, improve care coordination, reduce costs, and ultimately improve
health care value.

09:52:53 AM  
Director Bimestefer responded to questions
from the committee about the project's prescriber tool.
09:55:05 AM  
Ms. Paykoc continued the presentation and discussed the work completed in the prior two phases of this project and the work expected in this final phase.
10:14:19 AM  
Ms. Paykoc responded to questions from the committee about medical record sharing.
10:20:31 AM  
Lt. Governor Primavera and the committee
made concluding remarks.