Author: 
Richard Dixon, MD, FACP
Former Medical Director
National IPA Coalition

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary 

 
2. The Foundation for California's Information Freeway 
1. The Vision and Model: An Overview 
2. Asking the Right Questions: What Information Do We Need? 
3. Building the Infrastructure 
4. Funding the Infrastructure 

 
3. First-Phase Building Blocks: Characterizing the Participants 
5. Defining the Universal Enrollee Identifier 
6. Assuring Accurate Enrollee Eligibility Information 
7. Credentialing Providers 
8. Defining the Universal Provider Identifier 

 
4. Second Phase Building Blocks: Documenting Basic Needs and Services 
9. Standardizing Pharmacy Information 
10. Standardizing Encounter Information 
11. Improving Coding of Diagnoses and Services 

 
5. Third Phase Building Blocks: Using Electronic Clinical Records to Enhance the Richness of Encounters 

 
6. The Continuing Effort: Improving Quality and Demonstrating Accountability 
• Clinical Outcomes 
• Quality of Care 
• Caliber of Service 
• Costs