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IT Governance 2006Strategy/Business Case

Presentation

Office of Countywide Healthcare Planning (OCHP)

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Business Case DefinitionOffice of Countywide Healthcare Planning

Name:

Interactive Web-Based GIS Representation of Key Data Points – OCHP’s Piece of the e-Maps Pie

Why Should this be funded:

• County Goal – Eliminating barriers to care

• Demand for GIS – County priority is for data-driven outcomes- ’validatable’ initiatives

• e-Maps Potential – Provides a critical tool & its enhancement should be a county-wide, rather than Department-by-

Department priority• OCHP Capability – OCHP can access key GIS-able data that

can advance planning & outcomes evaluation of multiple initiatives across multiple Departments

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Business Case ProblemOffice of Countywide Healthcare Planning

Problem:• Significant Challenges – Nearly ¼ of the population

is w/out health coverage & has no regular source of primary care

• Several New Initiatives – Involving multiple sectors & County Departments (OCHP, PHT,DHS, GSA…) but lack necessary data for design, implementation

& outcomes tracking

• e-Maps Underdeveloped – e-Maps has tremendous potential but contains only 1 map under Health &

Human Services

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Business Case SolutionOffice of Countywide Healthcare Planning

Solution:• e-Maps -- Enable OCHP to greatly expand Health-related

data in e-Maps

• Multiple Agencies Use this Data for:-Building PCPs – OCHP working with GSA & GOB has $25m for new PC Centers located using GIS Analysis

-Decreasing Uninsured – OCHP together with DHS & other agencies reaching 600k+ MDC residents who lack health insurance

-Preventing Asthma Attacks – OCHP, PHT, DERM,MDCPS & CBOs working collaboratively can holistically address community-based factors in the nearly 5k avoidable acute asthma attacks

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Business Case CostsOffice of Countywide Healthcare Planning

Overall Cost:

$35k FY 05-06; $10k out-years

Funding Source:

Capital for FY 05-06; GR for operations thereafter

Anything Else:

Single Comprehensive Approach to e-Maps Needed – rather than individual Departments defending their own e-Map enhancements…This tremendous resource deserves a uniform, single annual budget & expansion strategy!