Delivery System Redesign

Anew report on the role of health IT in "delivery system, payment and insurance reform."

The U.S. Defense Department and the Department of Veteran Affairs have agreed  to develop a joint computerized system for health care records that could provide a single source of data on a veteran’s health from enlistment through death.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced May 26, 2011 the launch of Minnesota Public Health Data Access (MNPH Data Access), an electronic gateway to Minnesota health and environment data. MNPH Data Access is part of a national initiative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to close the information gap in what is known about the impact of environmental hazards on public health.

This issue discusses the responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges for state Medicaid agencies in implementing programs to encourage providers to adopt electronic health records, focusing on the Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has proposed limits on enrollment for the Family Care program that services the elderly and disabled as one way to fill a projected state budget shortfall of $3 billion.