Strategic Initiatives

The GITA SIU supports the design and deployment of strategic technology projects in Arizona state government. At the inception of an initiative, or at critical stages of a project, the SIU organizes and manages technical resources to create and deliver solutions. 

SIU Core Competencies

•  Form and lead multi-agency, intergovernmental and cross-organizational project teams;

•  Assess current practices, perform industry research, identify unmet needs, evaluate alternative solutions and recommend program improvements;

•  Develop strategic plans and provide oversight to initial program activities;

•  Serve as technical advisors to project teams;

•  Produce policy statements, program summaries, white papers, statements of work, surveys, presentations, templates and web content;

•  Design the roll-out of public information programs;

•  Present at industry conferences; and

•  Represent Arizona to multi-state IT initiatives.

 

Current Projects:

e-Health

Rural Health Information Technology Adoption (RHITA) Grant Program

By executive order, Governor Napolitano requested that the State formulate and implement a strategy to enable electronic data exchange across health care consumers, payers, providers, consumers, researchers and government agencies. On April 4, 2006, that strategy was introduced in the form of the Arizona Health-e Connection Roadmap. GITA was instrumental in the creation of the roadmap and the Arizona Health-e Connection, a non-profit organization formed in 2007 to provide governance for the implementation of the recommendations in the roadmap. SIU now works in close collaboration with the Arizona Health-e Connection organization and manages the Rural Health Information Technology Adoption (RHITA) grant program funded to support the implementation of healthcare information technology and healthcare information exchange among rural healthcare providers.

Key Partners – Arizona Health-e Connection

For more information – Eric Thomas

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e-Health

Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC)

SIU also manages the HISPC – Arizona Health Privacy Project which was first federally funded in 2006 to facilitate the sharing of electronic health records. GITA co-chairs a multi state collaborative to address the sharing of electronic health information across state lines, and serves on the National Cross-Collaborative Steering Committee for the HIPSC project.

Key Partners – Arizona Health-e Connection

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Efficiency Review

By executive order, the Governor’s Office of Efficiency Review was formed in 2003 to coordinate and implement efficiencies in state government operations. GITA provides support for Efficiency Review initiatives by serving as Information Technology advisors and subject matter experts on Implementation Teams and Working Groups. Currently, SIU staff is engaged in efficiency reviews to implement web conferencing and imaging across agency operations in the Executive Branch.

Key Partners – Office of Governor Janet Napolitano

For more information – Brian Sherman

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E-Health-RHITA Grants

E-Health-HISPC

Efficiency Review

Strategic Initiatives Unit Chief

Eric Thomas
602-364-4858
ethomas@azgita.gov

Emilie Sundie
602-364-4858
esundie@azgita.gov

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