Reaching Out To Employers
Before speaking to employer groups, there are a number of questions you should be prepared to answer about your community health information exchange initiative. While we have developed a number of communication tools that can be used when you speak to employers in your community, we strongly suggest that you review the questions below and draft your own responses to create “Talking Points” geared toward your local community effort. These "Talking Points" will be useful as you do your community outreach and speak both formally and informally to employers. As a guide, review the frequently asked questions that have been developed for the InformationSTAT campaign.
While not directly involved with the health care community, employers and purchasers are important stakeholders as they pay the bill for health care services and they have a vested interest in making sure that safe, efficient and effective health care is available to their employees.
To assist you we have developed a Guide for Reaching Out to Employers, which will offer you helpful tips as you reach out to employer/purchasers in your community.
Our research shows that when talking about health information exchange with employers, you should first focus on:
► HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security;
► Outline how the system works;
► Policies for patient permission and patient consent;
► Explain who will have access to the information/how will the information be used?
► Clearly state the benefits to consumers and physicians in the community
Other questions that you should be prepared to answer:
Other questions that employers may have:
