Wisconsin eHealth Initiative

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services contracted with the UW Population Health Institute Health Policy Unit to support the work of the former eHealth Care Quality and Patient Safety Board, which has now become the WIRED for Health Board.

Institute activities in this arena included the following:

• Produced the annual Wisconsin eHealth Implementation Summit.
• Lead staff, in partnership with WI DHS, on Health Information Privacy and Security Collaborative, focusing on matters relevant to the exchange of electronic health records.
• Consulted on measurement and reporting of ehealth technology adoption and information exchange.
• Supported the initial eHealth Action Plan process.
• Staffed the committees and prepared the final reports of the Financing Work Group and of the Consumer Interest Work Group.
• Summits & Colloquia

  June 12, 2008 Summit

  • eHealth Summit Agenda Detail
  • Governor's Letter
  • Speaker biographies
  • Participant roster
  • Plenary Keynotes:
    • Kevin Hutchinson's ppt
    • J. Marc Overhage's ppt
  • Breakout sessions:
    • Statewide and Regional Health Information Exchange
    • Privacy and Patient Consent
    • Linking Public Health and Clinical Care
    • Consumer and Provider Education and Engagement
  • Plenary Leadership Panel:
    • Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, Larry Clifford
    • WI Medical Society – John Hartman
    • WI Health Information Exchange – Edward Barthell
  • View webcast on DHFS webcast directory
  • Wisconsin eHealth Board

  March 15, 2007 Summit

  • Conference Announcement
  • Event Registration
  • Conference Agenda
  • Public Health Breakout Session Materials
    • PowerPoint Presentation
    • Discussion Guide
    • eHealth Work Group 2006 Charters
    • Session Feedback Discussion Notes
  • RHIO Breakout Session Materials
    • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Other Materials
    • Keynote PowerPoint Presentation - Janet Marchibroda
    • Opening Remarks PowerPoint Presentation - DHFS Secretary Kevin Hayden
    • PowerPoint Presentation - Mary LaVenture

  May 5, 2006 Summit

  • Conference Agenda
  • Panelist Bios
  • Governor Doyle's Wisconsin Medical Journal Guest Editorial
  • PowerPoint Presentation by Seth Foldy
  • PowerPoint Presentation by Jodi Daniels
  • Draft of FAQ from Conference
  • E-Health Board Web Site

  Feb. 7, 2005
  Health Data Colloquium: Models for Public-Private Partnerships
  UW-Madison Campus

  • Visiting Speakers
    • Al Prysunka, Executive Director, Maine Health Data Organization (powerpoint presentation)
    • Nancy Vorhee, COO, Inland Northwest Health Services, Spokane, Washington http://www.inhs.info/ (powerpoint presentation)
    • Jonathan Handler, MD, FACEP, Dir. of Development, Nat. Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics, Dir. Section of Informatics, Northwestern Univ. Emergency Medicine.
  • Panel PowerPoint presentations
    • Dean Health Systems
    • WHA
    • Alliance
    • WI Employee Trust Fund
  • Questions Submitted to Leadership Panel
    Questioner: Jeff Grossman, UW Med. Foundation (pdf)
  • Papers Specific to the Colloquium
    • DHFS Compendium Health Information Assets (pdf)
    • State & Regional Experience in Health Information Collection, Sharing & Reporting. Wisconsin Public Health & Health Policy Institute, Univ. of Wisconsin, Feb. 7, 2005. (pdf)
  • Commentary Submitted in Response to Colloquium
    Chapin, J, Health Data in a Banana Republic, Unpublished Document, Madison, WI. Feb. 1, 2005. (pdf)
  • Related National Event
    Cost, Quality, Access: Balancing the Health Policy Triumvirate. National Health Policy Forum, March 4, 2005. Washington DC (pdf)
  • References