About
The eHealth Council was created by the Nebraska Information Technology Commission on Feb. 22, 2007 to facilitate discussions among eHealth initiatives in the state and to make recommendations to the NITC regarding the adoption and interoperability of eHealth technologies. eHealth technologies include telehealth, electronic health records, electronic prescribing, clinical decision support, computerized provider order entry, and health information exchange. The widespread adoption of eHealth technologies is expected to reduce health care costs, reduce medical errors, and improve the quality of care.
Mission
Foster the collaborative and innovative use of eHealth technologies through partnerships between public and private sectors, and to encourage communication and coordination among eHealth initiatives in Nebraska.
Representation
• The State of Nebraska
• Health care providers
• eHealth initiatives
• Public health
• Public health
• Consumers
• Resource providers, experts, and others if deemed appropriate by the NITC
Benefits
• Reducing medication errors
• Reducing health care waste
• Facilitating medical research
• Reducing variability in healthcare delivery and access
• Empowering consumer involvement in health management
• Improving the identification and reporting of disease outbreaks and other public health threats
Responsibilities
• Assist the Commission in developing, reviewing and updating the statewide technology plan.
• Review the current status of healthcare information technology adoption by the healthcare delivery system in Nebraska;
• Address potential security, privacy and other issues related to the adoption of interoperable healthcare information technology in Nebraska;
• Evaluate the cost of using interoperable healthcare information technology by the healthcare delivery system in Nebraska;
• Identify private resources and public/private partnerships to fund efforts to adopt interoperable healthcare information technology;
• Support and promote the use of telehealth as a vehicle to improve healthcare access to Nebraskans;
• Recommend best practices or policies for state government and private entities to promote the adoption of interoperable healthcare information technology by the healthcare delivery system in Nebraska.
• Reviewing the current status of healthcare information technology adoption by the healthcare delivery system in Nebraska.
Learn More
For further information about the council, contact
Anne Byers
402.471.3805
anne.byers@nebraska.gov
To learn more about the eHealth Council and our responsibilities, please review the eHealth Council Charter PDFCharter (PDF).