The Office of Health IT & Analytics Infrastructure (OHITAI) supports and manages many programs and initiatives. Learn more about each below. Current programs and initiatives include Community Information Exchange, HIT Commons, PDMP Integration, and EDIE/Collective Platform.
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Health IT Initiatives
OHITAI works to leverage local efforts already underway and connect to existing HIT resources when possible. In areas where there are gaps, OHIT supports the development of new HIT services. These new services will help health care organizations better coordinate and manage care.
OHA's Health IT team monitors the community information exchange (CIE) landscape, provides educational information, and analyzes strategies that can support CIE efforts in Oregon.
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, healthcare, and other organizations.
- Technology functions must include closed loop referrals, a shared resource directory, and informed consent.
In 2022, OHA's Health IT team also staffed the Community Information Exchange (CIE) Workgroup under the Health Information Technology Oversight Council (HITOC) as directed by House Bill 4150 (2022). The CIE Workgroup's role was to provide recommendations to the legislature, HITOC, and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on strategies to accelerate, support, and improve statewide CIE in Oregon. Recommendations were submitted to the Oregon legislature in a draft report in September 2022, and a final report on January 31, 2023. Visit the CIE Workgroup website for more information.
For more information on CIE please see the OHA CIE Website.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released two health IT final rules requiring implementation of new interoperability policies in 2020. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule focuses on patient access to electronic health information (EHI) and interoperability among providers, payers and patients. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) Final Rule focuses on health IT certification, which applies to health IT developers; and policy guidance on what does not constitute information blocking, which applies to healthcare providers, health IT developers, and health information exchanges/networks.
Learn more about federal interoperability rules.
Health IT Programs
The Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT) manages programs that support the adoption of electronic health records, the secure exchange of information and the achievement of meaningful use. When possible, OHIT partners on existing efforts already underway to increase the use of health information technology to improve health and health care in Oregon.
HIT Commons - A public/private collaboration
Launched in January 2018, HIT Commons is a public/private partnership designed to accelerate and advance health information technology adoption and use across the state, leverage public and private investments, and expand access to high value data sources (see EDIE and PDMP Integration initiatives). HIT Commons is co-sponsored by the Oregon Health Leadership Council (OHLC) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), and is jointly funded by OHA, hospitals, and health plans.
You can learn more on the
HIT Commons website.
The HIT Commons partnered with the Oregon Health Authority and Bamboo Health (formerly known as Appriss Health) to launch the statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Integration initiative in 2018. Authorized Oregon prescribers and pharmacists can have one-click access to PDMP data within their own electronic workflow through this initiative. This initiative aligns with broader state and federal efforts to increase the use of PDMPs to reduce inappropriate prescriptions, improve patient outcomes, and promote more informed prescribing practices.
You can learn more about the initiative on the HIT Commons PDMP page.
You can learn more about OHA's PDMP program on
its webpage.
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PointClickCare (PCC) platform Emergency Department Information Exchange (EDIE) provides real time notifications that allow Emergency Department (ED) clinicians to identify patients with complex care needs and/or who frequently use the emergency room. EDIE brings to the attention of the attending ED clinician, critical information related to alerts and care recommendations from the patients' own health care team for better informed care. All hospitals in Oregon have adopted EDIE and ED clinicians report finding significant value in receiving these notifications.
You can learn more on the HIT Commons EDIE page.
PointClickCare platform (formerly Collective/PreManage)
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PointClickCare (PCC) platform expands EDIE notifications of ED utilization and inpatient admissions to other users such as health plans, Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), and physical, behavioral and dental clinics. The result is improved communication and information sharing between hospitals, providers, and health plans to provide higher quality care to patients, identify patients at risk for hospital readmission, reduce burdensome duplication of tests, and ultimately reduce reliance on costly EDs through better cross organizational coordination of care.
You can learn more on the HIT Commons PointClickCare platform page.