1. Taconic Health Information Network & Community
Building a Sustainable Model
for Your Health Information Exchange
A. John Blair, III, MD
President / CEO
Taconic IPA
July 19, 2006

2. THINC History
2005
2002
THINC RHIO, Inc. formed in November to:
Create formally a multi-stakeholder governance structure
Align with the national health IT agenda to protect privacy and strengthen security and
Prepare for the NHIN architecture prototype development
2004
Taconic IPA began working on clinical messaging system, the first step toward HIE
THINC Collaborative was launched
MVP Health Care began offering $0.40 pmpm incentive for use of the clinical messaging system
2003
Successful pilot project of clinical messaging system
2005
500 Physicians using THINC’s HIE
IBM, as the largest employer in the HV, agreed to provide incentives for eRX adoption
July 19, 2006

3. THINC RHIO Operating Committees
Privacy & Consumer
Security & Technology
Quality & Clinical
Public Health
Financial Oversight
Labs &
Pharmacies
Payers
Hospitals
Public Health
THINC RHIO
Consumers
Physicians
Policy & Fiduciary Role
Technology Services & Support
Research & Evaluation
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4. (Health Information Service Provider)
THINC RHIO, Inc.
MedAllies, Inc.
(Health Information Service Provider)
EHR
Data
Reporting
HIE
July 19, 2006

5. HIE Labs Hospitals Pharmacies Physicians Health Plans Consumers
Employers
Reporting
Quality
Public Health
July 19, 2006

6. MedAllies Contracts Terms Service Level Agreements (SLAs) Data Revenue
July 19, 2006

7. MedAllies Contracts Data Transfer Agreements Subscription Agreements
Vendor Service Agreements
Value Added Reseller Agreements
July 19, 2006

8. Incentive Programs Quality Measure Consensus EHR Vendor Involvement
HIE
Data Aggregation
Reporting
Coordinated Incentive Programs
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9. Successful Strategy
HIE
EHR
Incentives
Sustainable Model
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10. Success: Value Proposition
PAYER
PROVIDER
CONSUMER
July 19, 2006

11. President and Chief Executive Officer
Taconic Health Information Network & Community
Thanks for your time!
A. John Blair, III, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Taconic IPA, Inc.
Fishkill, NY
July 19, 2006