Background
The Board was charged to review and approve Vermont’s statewide Health Information Technology Plan pursuant to section 9351 of this title to ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in place to enable the State to achieve the principles expressed in section 9371 of this title. In performing its review, the Board shall consult with and consider any recommendations regarding the plan received from the Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. (VITL).
Vermont law charges the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) with coordinating Vermont’s Health Information Technology Plan, with annual revisions submitted by November 1 and a comprehensive update every five years. 18 V.S.A. § 9351(a). The Plan “shall include the implementation of an integrated electronic health information infrastructure for the sharing of electronic health information among health care facilities, health care professionals, public and private payers, and patients” and “shall include standards and protocols designed to promote patient education, patient privacy, physician best practices, electronic connectivity to health care data, and, overall, a more efficient and less costly means of delivering quality health care in Vermont.” Id. The Board must “[r]eview and approve Vermont’s statewide Health Information Technology Plan . . . to ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in place to enable the State to achieve the principles expressed in section 9371 of this title.” 18 V.S.A. § 9375(b)(2)(A).
2023-2027 Vermont Health Information Exchange Strategic Plan
Vermont Health Information Exchange Strategic Plan, 2023 Update
- HIE Strategic Plan 2023 and Connectivity Criteria for 2024 as approved by the Board in December 2023, resubmitted on November 30, 2023.
Vermont Health Information Exchange Strategic Plan, Comprehensive Five-Year HIE Plan (2022 Update)
- UPDATED Vermont HIE Strategic Plan 2022 with Modification - As approved by the Board on May 31, 2023.
- Vermont HIE Strategic Plan 2022 Update and Connectivity Criteria for 2023 - As approved by the Board in December 2022; resubmitted by the Agency of Human Services on December 9, 2022.
2018-2022 Vermont Health Information Exchange Strategic Plan
Vermont Health Information Exchange Strategic Plan, 2021 Update
- Vermont HIE Strategic Plan 2021 Update and 2022 Connectivity Criteria - As approved by the Board in December 2021; resubmitted by the Agency of Human Services, December 2021
Vermont Health Information Exchange Strategic Plan, 2020 Update
- HIE Strategic Plan, 2020 Update, and 2021 VHIE Connectivity Criteria - As approved by the Board in December 2020; resubmitted by the Department of Vermont Health Access, December 2020
Vermont Health Information Exchange Strategic Plan, 2019 Update
- Vermont HIE Strategic Plan, 2019 Update (Amended), and 2020 VHIE Connectivity Criteria – Includes the Addendum with Protocols for Provider Access to the VHIE. Submitted by the Department of Vermont Health Access, January 2020
- Decision and Order of Amended 2019-2020 HIE Strategic Plan and 2020 VHIE Connectivity Criteria
- Vermont HIE Strategic Plan, 2019 Update, and 2020 VHIE Connectivity Criteria - Submitted by the Department of Vermont Health Access, November 2019
- Decision and Order of 2019-2020 HIE Strategic Plan and 2020 VHIE Connectivity Criteria
2018 Vermont Health Information Exchange Strategic Plan
- Vermont HIE Strategic Plan 2018-2019 - As approved by the Board November 2018
- Decision and Order of 2018-2109 HIE Strategic Plan and 2019 VHIE Connectivity Criteria
Relevant Statutes