NY State Health Innovation Plan Governance Materials
TRANSPARENCY, EVALUATION & HIT
Mandate
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Evaluate the State’s health information technology infrastructure and systems as well as other
related plans and projects including but not limited to the All Payer Database (APD), Statewide
Health information Network of New York (SHIN-NY) and state planning and research cooperative
system (SPARCS)
Develop recommendations for the State to move towards a comprehensive health claims and
clinical data base to improve quality of care, efficiency and cost of care and patient satisfaction
Design and implement/manage standardized, consistent approaches to measure cost and quality
to support evaluation of the Plan’s impact on system transformation and Triple Aim goals and
objectives
Produce APC scorecard for Triple Aim
Design and implement/manage a plan that will shape new IT efforts to best support other
initiatives and incentivizes adoption of these efforts.
Chairpersons
Chair, internal:
Pat Roohan (DOH-OQPS)
State team members
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Paul Francis
John Powell (DFS)
Ian Brissette (DOH-OPH)
Robert Pennacchia (OITS)
Chris Nemeth (DOH-OQPS)
James Kirkwood (DOH-OQPS)
Hope Plavin (DOH-OQPS)
8. Stefanie Pawluk (DOH-OQPS)
9. Anne Schettine (DOH-OQPS)
10. Mary Beth Conroy (DOH-OQPS)
11. Jonathan Halvorson (DOH-OHIP)
12. Marleen Radigan (OMH)
13. Jonathan Karmel (DOH)
Extended work group members
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Senator Kemp Hannon
Assemblyman Richard N. Gottfried
Charlie Scaglione (Bronx RHIO)
Mark McKinney (HIXNY)
Dan Porreca (HealtheLink)
Eugene Heslin, MD (Bridge Street Medical
Group, THINC Board of Directors)
David Cohen, MD (Maimonides)
Susan Van Meter (HANYS)
Kenneth Raske. (GNYHA)
Helen Schaub (SEIU)
Sanjiv Shah, MD (Fidelis Care)
Larry McReynolds (Lutheran Health Center)
Anne-Marie Audet, MD (United Hospital
Fund)
14. Victoria Hines (VNS of Rochester and Monroe
County)
15. Luis Marcos, MD (PAGNY)
16. David Whitlinger (NYeC)
17. Maryfran Wachunas (Rensselaer Co Health
Dept.)
18. Michael Mascari (AHRC)
19. James Sinkoff (Hudson River Health Care Inc.)
20. Arthur Levin (Center for Medical Consumers)
21. Pat Wang (Health First)
22. Russell Lusak (Selfhelp Community Services,
Inc.)
23. Mary Kate Rolf (Home Care of CNY)
24. Theresa Pardo (Center for Technology in
Government)
As of 3/31/16