Blueprint Today

In 2008, during Phase II of the Blueprint process, eHI will widely disseminate the Blueprint and gain even further input from a broad variety of stakeholders at the national and local levels.  

eHI is also asking appropriate organizations to consider implementation of the actions contained in the Blueprint.  As organizations operationalize the Blueprint, their feedback will be invaluable in refining and improving these actions in a way that promotes their practical use over time.  If you are operationalizing elements of the Blueprint, or have feedback, let us know by emailing Rachel.Hoeft@ehealthinitiative.org.

Based on considerable feedback from eHI’s members and leadership, eHI will focus its efforts on two critical components of the Blueprint—engaging consumers regarding the value of health IT and the policies for information sharing and developing a sustainable model for improving health and health care using health IT and health information exchange.

eHI will encourage national dialogue on those areas for which there is not consensus and actively engage in the deliberation.  One of the primary methods for supporting this dialogue in 2008 will be through eHI’s efforts to achieve consensus on legislation designed to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology, based on the eHI Blueprint.

Through the Consensus Legislation process, eHI seeks to create consensus across multiple stakeholders in healthcare regarding the specific actions that Congress can and should take to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of American healthcare through information and information technology in a way that is responsible, sustainable, responsive to each stakeholder's needs, and which builds and maintains the publics trust.  For more information, visit http://www.ehealthinitiative.org/policy/congConLegWGMain.mspx.

eHI will also track and report on progress, lessons learned and best practices, culminating in the release of our annual report on progress as part of the December 3-5, 2008 eHI Annual Meeting and Conference. To provide input or reports in these areas, email Rachel.Hoeft@ehealthinitiative.org.

If you have any questions on how to get involved in Phase II, please email Rachel.Hoeft@ehealthinitiative.org.