NCHICA Overview

Mission

To assist NCHICA members in accelerating the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system through the effective use of information technology, informatics and analytics.

Strategies

The North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, Inc. (NCHICA) was established by Executive Order of the Governor in 1994. NCHICA members include leading organizations in healthcare, research and IT. Working closely with its members, NCHICA operates in many venues as a convener, promoter, educator, catalyst and innovator. NCHICA leads demonstration projects, hosts educational sessions, fosters collaborative efforts and supports initiatives that promote standards-based IT in healthcare.

Activities

1. Conducts projects that demonstrate the value of IT in healthcare

• Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) Phase 1 (Prototype Architecture) & Phase 2 (Trial Implementations)
• Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) Project Phases 1, 2 & 3
• NC Emergency Department Database (evolved into NC DETECT)
• Provider Access to Immunization Registry Securely (evolved into NC Immunization Registry)

2. Hosts educational sessions including:

• NCHICA Annual Conference & Exhibition
• Security and Privacy for Academic Medical Centers
• Cloud Computing workshops

3. Fosters collaborative efforts through committees and workgroups such as:

• CIO Roundtable
• CMO/CMIO Roundtable
• Privacy and Security Officials Workgroup
• HIPAA Transactions, Code Sets and Identifiers Workgroup
• ICD-10 Taskforce
• Legal Workgroup
• Annual Conference Planning Committee
• Business Partner Alliance Committee
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Workgroup
• NC Consumer Advisory Council on Health Information

4. Supports state and national initiatives that promote IT in healthcare including:

• Nationwide Health Information Network
• National Governors Association State Alliance for e-Health
• eHealth Initiative
• Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)
• North Carolina Medical Society - Quality of Care and Performance Improvement Committee