HHS IT Challenges and Requirements for 2013 by Frank Baitman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Department of Health and Human Services

1. OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HHS IT challenges and
requirements
Frank Baitman
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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2. Topics
• HHS Priorities
• OCIO Priorities
• Domain Governance Approach
• Digital Government Strategy
– Shared Services
– Department Wide Collaboration
– Innovation Through Challenges
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3. OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
è Transform Health Care
è Implement the Recovery Act
è Promote Early Childhood Health and Development
è Help Americans Achieve and Maintain Healthy Weight
è Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use
è Protect the Health and Safety of Americans in Public Health Emergencies
è Accelerate the Process of Scientific Discovery to Improve Patient Care
è Implement a 21st Century Food Safety System
è Ensure Program Integrity and Responsible Stewardship
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4. Information Resource Management Principles
• Agents for Change • One Enterprise
• Accountability • Engender Trust
• Collaboration • Customer Service
HHS CIO Vision
HHS transparently delivers information, accessible health care, and
support services to citizens from a foundation of reputable leaders
in expert, nimble information resource management that fosters
innovation while providing reliability, availability and appropriate
security of sensitive information.
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5. NIMBLE | INFORMED | EXPERT
1. Comprehensive Asset Inventory
2. HHS-wide Roadmap
3. Cloud First and Shared First
4. Security for Digital Government
5. Customer Service
6. Workforce Development
7. 25 Point IT Reform Plan
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6. The HHS Domain Governance Approach
From
Organizational
centric IT
investment
management
To
Business driven
management
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7. Shared Services Primary Focus Areas
HHS Commodity IT Priorities
1. Human Resources Management
Intra-Agency 2. Email
Service Center 3. Financial Management
(Dept. CIOs)
4. IT Security
5. Identity and Access Management
Inter-Agency • Budget • Geographic Info Systems • Performance
LOBs / BCs • Financial • Human Resources • Security
(Managing Partners)
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8. Shared Services at HHS
Consistent and efficient shared services orchestration:
• Identify/Plan - Find existing / plan new services
• Prioritize - Development services based on budget
• Build – Follow a monitored development process
• Validate - Ensure reliability and share-ability
• Publish – Make services visible and searchable
• Monitor - Ensure performance as required
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9. Challenges & Opportunities
Increased Difficulty / Complexity
Vendor / Provider
Strategic Sourcing Inter-Agency Funding Lock in
Vehicles Transfers
Cost Savings
Reinvestment /
Retention Provider Investment
Funding for
Modernization
Planning / Execution
Internal Agency of Change
Contracting Process
Executive
Support
Service Level Agreement
Business Case / Negotiation
Internal Agency
Decision Process
Time Required to Resolve
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10. Yammer at HHS
• Operating as one
enterprise
• HHS has begun to use the
collaboration platform
Yammer within the
Department...
• +200 Groups
• +1200 Members
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11. Innovation through Challenges
• America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
– Provides Federal departments and agencies with a clear legal
pathway to plan and execute challenges and competitions, and
specifically authorizes the use of appropriated funds for these
purposes.
• Stimulate innovation: http://challenge.gov
"The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation.
None of us can predict with certainty what the next big industry will be
or where the new jobs will come from. Thirty years ago, we couldn’t
know that something called the Internet would lead to an economic
revolution. What we can do -- what America does better than anyone
else -- is spark the creativity and imagination of our people. "
President Barack Obama, January 25, 2011
http://www.whitehouse.gov/innovation/strategy
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12. Active HHS Challenges
• Stop Bullying Video Challenge ($3,000) - HRSA
• Challenge to Identify Audacious Goals in Vision
Research and Blindness Rehabilitation ($100,000) - NIH
• Managing Meds Video Challenge ($7,500) - ONC
• The Million Hearts Risk Check Challenge ($125,000) –
ONC
We challenge you!
+300 Challenges available on challenge.gov
54 HHS challenges
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13. Blue Button Mash Up Challenge
• Make personal health information more usable and meaningful
for the individual consumer or patient
• Develop an app that makes the best use of Blue Button®
downloaded personal health data and combines it with other
types of data. The app must be able to garner high patient
engagement rates.
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14. EHR Accessibility Module Challenge
• Launched on Jan. 30, 2012
• Goal was to create and test a module or
application that makes it easy for
people with disabilities to access and
Provider EHR
interact with the health data stored in
their EHRs. Apollo Abstraction layer
Data Model
Application
• The winning team, Pinaxis, created
Apollo, a fully accessible Internet portal EHR Connect
Data
that will allow patients to interact with Database Layer Handler
any provider’s existing EHR system over
the Web.
Drupal Content
• Apollo’s patient portal is designed to Provider Website Management System
enhance the user experience for Apollo
patients. Patient
Website
Apollo Apollo
Module Theme
Library Library
http://apollo.pinaxis.com/
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15. Empower citizens with Mobile Technologies
• Healthcare: • Increase productivity:
• Waiting Rooms • Networking/Communication
• Clinical Material • Document Review/Storage
• Reference Material • Ease of Use
• Electronic Communication
• Field service:
• Mapping
• Schematics
• Data Collection
• Surveillance
• Help Desk
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16. Mobile Technologies at HHS
• US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first
diagnostic radiology app for use in viewing medical
images to make diagnoses using Apple's iPad and iPhone
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm242295.htm
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17. Mobile Technologies at HHS
http://www.cdc.gov/mobile/applications/cdcgeneral/promos/ipad_promo.html
• Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) iPad App:
• Health information at their
fingertips
• It features important health
articles, popular journals, timely
updates and access to social
media to coincide with
important health concerns and
events throughout the year
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18. CDC Fetal Alcohol
Find a Health Center
Spectrum Disorders
• Checkups when you're well
• Alcohol consumption data by state
• Treatment when you're sick
• Individualized pages for different
• Complete care when you're users – women, families, health care
pregnant providers, educators, and partners
• Immunizations and checkups for • Access to free materials on alcohol
your children use and pregnancy and FASDs
• Dental care and prescription drugs
for your family
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19. HHS IT Budget Challenges & Opportunities
• HHS IT Budget
– $7B approximate annual IT budget
– 10% IT Budget Reduction Required by 2014
• How can you help?
– How will you save me money?
– Can you do what I need done for less?
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20. OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
QUESTIONS ?
Frank Baitman
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov/ocio
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