About the Office of Health Information Technology & Analytics Infrastructure (OHITAI)
The
Office of Health Information Technology & Analytics Infrastructure is responsible for providing policy, program, partnerships, data system infrastructure, and analytics to inform policy and support health system transformation and eliminate health inequities in Oregon. This includes:
Health IT
OHITAI's staff work to accelerate state and federal health reform goals through organized support for adoption, implementation, and integration of health information technologies, such as electronic health records, health information exchange, and community information exchange. This includes supporting patients and organizations with better access to patient information leading to better care coordination across organizations and improving quality of care.
Analytics and Analytics Infrastructure
OHITAI's analytics teams are matrixed with five analytics teams under the
Office of Health Analytics. The full group of eight analytics teams serve the overall functions:
- Ensure the availability of high-quality reliable data through data system integration and transparent reporting;
- Analyze data, and develop strategies and tools to assess the performance of OHA programs; and
- Support OHA policy development, implementation, and evaluation.
Susan Otter, OHITAI Director
OHITAI Units
OHITAI is organized into five work units.
The Health IT Policy & Program Unit
The Health IT Policy & Program Unit is working with Oregon's health care partners, communities, and consumers to improve health, support health system transformation efforts, and address health inequities by supporting policies, programs, and public/private partnerships that bring tools for securely sharing individuals' information across providers, health plans, individuals, and other partners. These tools and programs provide critical infrastructure to make care more efficient and effective.
Marta Makarushka, Manager
Health IT includes:
- Electronic health records (EHRs), which are used by hospitals and health care providers including physical, behavioral, and oral health providers and others.
- Health information exchange (HIE), which is the electronic sharing of health information among health care providers, patients, health plans, or other users of health IT systems. Health information exchange may also sometimes refer to an organization that provides HIE technology services.
- Online patient portals attached to a provider's EHR, and apps that patients can use to help manage their health conditions.
See
Health IT Programs/Initiatives,
Advisory Committees, and
Resources pages for more information.
The Community Information Exchange (CIE) Policy & Program Unit
The Community Information Exchange (CIE) Policy & Program Unit is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the use of CIE statewide and supporting Medicaid programmatic and administrative functions. This includes managing CIE policy, partner engagement, as well as the development, implementation, and operations of the CIE program. In particular, the unit provides new CIE technology services to support new Medicaid Health Related Social Needs (HRSN) services such as housing, nutrition, and climate supports offered under Oregon's historic
1115 Medicaid Waiver (2022-2027).
Lisa Parker, Manager
Community information exchange (CIE) is a network of collaborative partners using a multidirectional technology platform to connect people to the services and supports they need.
- Partners may include human and social service, health care, and other organizations.
- Technology functions must include closed loop referrals, a shared resource directory, and informed consent.
- Adoption and use of CIEs have grown rapidly across Oregon in recent years, with a focus on referrals to help address social determinants of health needs.
See
CIE Information and
CIE Workgroup pages for more information, as well as
HB4150 Report and
CIE for the Waiver brief.
The Social Health Needs and Analytics Projects Unit
The Social Health Needs and Analytics Projects Unit is responsible for providing technical and data support for OHA's work to implement Oregon's historic
1115 Medicaid Waiver (2022-2027), Medicaid children's services such as the Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment benefit, and for other Medicaid special projects. This unit focuses on data collection, analysis and reporting related to new health-related social needs (HRSN) services, such as housing and food supports, for Medicaid members undergoing major life transitions.
Amanda Peden, Manager
See HRSN Analytics page for more information. (webpage coming soon)
The Medicaid Analytics and Data Integration Unit
The Medicaid Analytics and Data Integration Unit analyzes and reports Medicaid health care claims and program data to support Medicaid programs, decision-making, and policy. This unit also provides technology, system, and infrastructure support for health analytics teams in HPA and OHA. Specific functions include:
- Analysis, reporting, interpretation, and development of analysis for OHA's Medicaid Programs
- Data governance, privacy, and security
- Data request and data sharing process management
- Cross-agency data strategy, integration, and coordination
- Data systems and infrastructure – data warehousing, server management, and documentation
Chris Coon, Manager
See the
Medicaid Data page for more information, including a profile of Medicaid Data sources, and Medicaid enrollment and demographic dashboards.
The Data Equity and Engagement Unit
The Data Equity and Engagement Unit supports many analytics functions across HPA through two teams:
- The Infrastructure for Data Engagement and Access (IDEA) team works to advance the use of business intelligence tools and data visualization techniques throughout the Office of Health Analytics and HPA to strengthen the connection between the data and policy/decision makers, develop report development standards, provide training and technical guidance on reporting tools, support and maintain the existing Data Request Tracking System (DRTS) used to log, track and archive all data, report and analytics requests fulfilled by Health Analytics' teams, and improve reporting and analytical processes and infrastructure.
- The Data Equity team guides and supports Health Policy and Analytics' teams working with data through a framework of data justice, racial justice, equity and inclusivity. This team provides leadership in the application of principles of data equity to HPA teams' data management processes, reporting products, and information resources. This team also works in partnership with the
Equity and Inclusion Division and various agency partners to support the collection, analysis, and reporting of race, ethnicity, language, disability (REALD), and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data through the delivery of technical assistance. Collecting and reporting REALD and SOGI data is vital in supporting OHA's goals of eliminating health inequities by 2030.
Pablo Torrent, Manager
Health Analytics Matrixed Teams
The following teams matrix between OHITAI and the Office of Health Analytics.
Stacey Schubert, Director
Behavioral Health Analytics
The Behavioral Health Analytics Team collects and analyzes health care claims, survey, and program data to support Medicaid and Behavioral Health programs and policy. This team supports behavioral health program decision making with customized portfolios of data products and services.
Lisa Wyman, Manager
Monitoring and Evaluation
The Monitoring and Evaluation Team primarily supports Oregon's 1115 Medicaid waiver. This team ensures capacity to implement meaningful evaluations through quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, and ensures compliance with CMS requirements related to monitoring and evaluation.
Shubha Devadoss, Manager
Research and Data
The Research and Data Team collects, analyzes and reports on health care claims, hospital financial and utilization, and health care workforce data to inform health system policy and research. This team supports the All Payer All Claims, Health Care Workforce Reporting, Hospital Reporting, Health Care Market Oversight, and Sustainable Health Care Cost Growth Target programs.
Piper Block, Manager
Quality Metrics and Surveys
The Quality Metrics and Surveys Team oversees OHA's Incentive Program that tracks CCO performance metrics and administers three surveys: the Oregon Health Insurance Survey (OHIS), Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey, and Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (MHSIP).
Derek Reinke, Manager
Behavioral Health Quality Metrics
The Behavioral Health Quality Metrics Team supports the Behavioral Health Committee and other OHA divisions by providing expertise and developing quality incentive metrics for CCOs, health care providers, counties and other government entities.
Manager TBD