1. Connect SI: 20 Counties – working as one! SIEDC Presentation – April 2012 www.connectsi.us

2. 2 Mission & Vision Vision Statement “Connect SI will be a national leader for collaborative rural economic transformation fueled by world class broadband and health care.” Mission Statement “Connect SI will, through regional collaboration, encourage and sustain economic growth while valuing quality of life in southern Illinois.”

3. COI Perspective: Healthcare COI Vision: Supporting the collaboration and interconnection among healthcare providers and patients to improve: Healthcare Professions Health outcomes Healthcare Connectivity COI Vision: Supporting the collaboration and interconnection among healthcare providers and patients to improve: Healthcare Professions Health outcomes Healthcare Connectivity JobsEarningsGDP Direct SI impacts4,676$214.7M$260.3M Indirect and induced2,408$75.4M$156.3M TOTAL7,084$282.3M$424.5M COI Results: Two state healthcare pilot projects initiated and managed locally Collaborate nursing workforce solutions underway Prescription Drug Monitoring System COI Results: Two state healthcare pilot projects initiated and managed locally Collaborate nursing workforce solutions underway Prescription Drug Monitoring System Potential Impact of New Healthcare Positions by 2012 : Impact of Healthcare Goals Desired SI Future State 2012 Desired SI Future State 2012 1. Economic growth will improve payer mix 2. New health jobs will promote economic growth Insured population +10% Medicaid -26% Medicare +18% Uninsured -32%Uninsured -32% Executive Overview See: RA Chapter 6

4. Connect SI Healthcare COI Healthcare COI Leadership Advisory Committee Healthcare Professions Committee Tom Blythe St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Healthcare Connectivity Committee Rodney Majors Heartland Regional Medical Ctr Education Capacity Team Online Learning Clinical Rotations Faculty Shortages Retention Team Transition to work Outmigration Preceptors P-20 Team Career activities Programs of Study Training Broadband Education Team Basic computer usage Healthcare application training Southern IL Grand Rounds Broadband Infrastructure Team Telecommunications configuration Electronic Health Records Team Regional Health Information Organization Master Patient Index Healthcare COI Support Staff Health Outcomes Committee Woody Thorne Southern Illinois Healthcare Healthy Coalition Team Develop Infrastructure Planning process for health risk factors Cardiovascular Disease Team Decrease Tobacco Use Increase Exercise Increase vegetable consumption

5. SIONI 40 Graduates each earning minimum additional $20,000 per year 5 2011 Rend Lake College SIONI Graduates

6. Connect SI was awarded $176,500 from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to facilitate a planning process for a regional Health Information Exchange (HIE) in the 31 southernmost counties (MTA 3). This work is part of a Healthcare and Family Services statewide effort to implement an HIE. Connect SI and the HIESI Steering Committee have completed the work in Phase One. Members of the HIESI Steering Committee and the stakeholder groups represent a vast array of healthcare specializations and facilities. Selection of vendors and physical outreach & engagement for the HIE is on-going. 6

7. 7 Southern Illinois Delta Regional Simulation and Learning Lab $519,924 Delta Healthcare Services Grant –from the USDA Rural Utilities Services, in support of SIH and John A. Logan College, for the purchase of simulation mannequins and video conferencing equipment for all of our Delta community colleges and two elementary schools!

8. If you would like to know more about Connect SI, please contact: Kathy Lively Executive Director, Connect SI C.E.O., Man-Tra-Con Corp. 3000 W. De Young Street Suite 800B Marion IL 62959 kathylively@mantracon.org Phone: (618) 998-0970 ext. 237 Fax: (618) 998-1291 www.connectsi.us