Administration for Children and Families
ACF INTEROPERABILITY INITIATIVE
State Systems Interoperability and
Integration Projects
United States Department of Health and Human Services
ACF Interoperability Initiative Project Organization
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
Division of State and Tribal Systems (DSTS)
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State Systems Interoperability and Integration Project Grants
Background:
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Partnership Fund for Program
Integrity Innovation:
The Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation (the Partnership Fund) at OMB
supports pilot projects to streamline administration processes and strengthen program
integrity in federal assistance programs.
These pilots help to advance methods to improve administrative efficiency, service
delivery, and program integrity in federal government and the States to advance the
priorities of promoting innovation and federal-state cooperation.
The Partnership Fund awarded funds to HHS/ACF for the State Systems Interoperability
and Integration Project grants. HHS/ACF, through OCSE, handled the award and
ongoing monitoring of the grants.
http://www.partner4solutions.gov
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ACF Human Services Interoperability Initiative Project
Seven (7) Key Initiatives:
1)
Establish and operate a Project Management Office (PMO)
2)
Publish grants announcements, evaluate state proposals, and select the
affordable care act (ACA) planning projects and award and monitor seven state
systems interoperability and integration project grants
3)
Establish and operate the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Human
Services Domain
4)
Establish and operate a NIEM sub-group to provide coordination with CMS/CCIIO
and their health services domain and other ACA-related work
5)
Research, define and publish the National Human Services Interoperability
Architecture (NHSIA)
6)
Develop and publish a series of Interoperability Toolkits
7)
Develop and publish a Confidentiality Toolkit
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State Systems Interoperability Initiative Project Grants Recap
Partnership Fund Innovation Grants
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) granted ACF $8,000,000 in funds to
provide to state human service agencies as grants. A total of 7 grants were awarded in
October 2012 – grants ranged from $975,000 to $1,125,000. Funding was intended for
projects that make an impact on interoperability between health and human services
systems across a broad range of sharable programmatic functions.
ACF Kick-Off Meeting – November 2012
• Status of Interoperability Initiative Project
• Federal Perspectives and Expectations
• Federal Technical Assistance Planning
• Overview of Federal Technical Resources
ACF Quarterly Visits – January 2013 to July 2013
• Interoperability Initiative Project Review
• Noted Current Challenges and Potential Resolutions
• Shared Valuable Best Practices and Lessons Learned
• Reviewed Final Draft Report Requirements (15 Final Report Elements)
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State Systems Interoperability Initiative Project Grants Recap
Partnership Fund Innovation Grants
ACF All Grantees Webinars – April 2013 to June 2013
• Project Discussions on Specific Topics
• Project Status Updates
• Shared Current Challenges and Lessons Learned
Collaborative Forum – August 6, 2013
• Presentations from Illinois and Maryland with Q&A
Other S2I2 Grants Projects – In Process
• All Grants Officially Close on September 30, 2013
• All Grantees Have Requested No-Cost Extensions
• S2I2 Grants Project Website
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/omb-partnership-fund-pilot-state-systems-interoperability-and)
• Grants Project Volume – Available in Spring 2014
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S2I2 Project Grants
California
Purpose
Approach
To conduct research, promote awareness of
interoperability benefits, and create a Systems
Interoperability and Integration Plan.
 Study Team will conduct background research to identify current information
management landscape and investigate new data sharing opportunities.
To create a community of practice for data
sharing and develop a Governance Model for
Data Sharing.
 Convene Conferences to collaboratively develop the Systems Interoperability
and Integration Plan and Governance Model for Data Sharing.
 Prepare an Organizational Change Roadmap for Data Sharing to document a
reusable change management process that can be used by other states.
Colorado
Purpose
Approach
To build the data sharing infrastructure
required to support and sustain this
collaboration: "integrating systems and
improving services".
 Project will explore and plan for improved interoperability and integration.
 Analyze new systems, technologies and approaches to connect across
systems by leveraging existing state agency integration efforts.
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S2I2 Project Grants
Illinois
Purpose
Approach
To research successful governance
models which support interoperability and
integration efforts.
 Illinois intends to take a consolidated enterprise approach.
 Established Framework Project provides the groundwork for tackling a
critical and very complicated element of a successful interoperability
project –developing a shared governance process.
Indiana
Purpose
Approach
To automate and improve the State’s Vital
Records information, collection, and datasharing of the birth/death registry
information.
 The project will develop the vital records system Indiana Vital Events
Registry (IVER) that will allow for a more robust system with greater
control for changes and enhancements.
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S2I2 Project Grants
Maryland
Purpose
Approach
To facilitate development of planning
documents to define interoperability and to
examine the impact of interoperability on
client outcomes at the practice level.
 DHR proposes the planning of interoperability components and
deliverables in three areas: Technology, Data Exchange and
Governance Standards and The Practice of Integrating Health and
Human Services.
 Key deliverable – Social Return on Investment Calculator
New York
Purpose
Approach
To support the future design, development
and implementation (DDI) of a New York
State Children’s Passport (CP),
 Project will work with the NYS Department of Health to plan an
approach to establishing an interoperable, bi-directional information
sharing capability.
 OCFS will analyze three (3) options/alternatives to determine the
optimal approach to developing a CP for its foster care population.
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S2I2 Project Grants
Oklahoma
Purpose
Approach
To build a roadmap to improve both the
quality and efficiency of operations.
 This project will codify and execute infrastructure/data governance,
web service governance, and business process governance models to
meet the needs of the enterprise.
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S2I2 Project Grants
A Comparison of Grant Projects
Governance
Explore Interoperability
Projects at a Small Scope
Research successful
governance model
IL
Explore and improve
interoperability
CO OK
Develop a Child’s Support
Passport (CP) online
reporting portal.
NY
Develop a shared governance process.
Explore and plan interoperability
CA
Consolidate the Dept. of
Health’s applications in one
web-based solution
IN
Define interoperability and examine the impacts
MD
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S2I2 Project Grants
Minimum Final Report Elements:
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2.
3.
4.
Outcomes
Exploration Questions
Options Considered
Options’ Impacts and Goals
A. Reduce errors and improve program integrity.
B. Improve administrative efficiency.
C. Improve administrative efficiency.
5. Options’ Cost Benefit
6. Options’ Enterprise Architecture and/or Modules
7. Exploration Answers
8. End Result
9. Breadth
10. Human Services Program and Initiatives
11. Information Technology Initiatives
12. Health Intersection
13. Stakeholders
14. Privacy and Confidentiality Framework
15. Benefits to Other States
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In Closing
Continuing Federal Technical Resources
 ACF Interoperability Initiatives website is at:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/initiatives priorities/interoperability
 Have a question? Write us at our ACF Interoperability Initiatives
email inbox at:
interoperability@acf.hhs.gov
 S2I2 Project information, updates, and deliverables can be found at:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/omb-partnership-fund-pilot-state-systems-interoperability-and
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