Georgia Project 21st Century Healthy Community Blog
The Georgia Project is an initiative of the Center for Health Transformation. The purpose of the Georgia Project is to: Create a model to replicate in other states Involve Georgia members in creating solutions and policies Generate/monitor projects to test solutions	Laura Linn Project Director

Georgia Project Vision

A healthy Georgia with a 21st Century Intelligent Health System in which knowledge saves lives and saves money for all Georgians.

Georgia Project Driving Force: Basic Strategy

To work collaboratively with key private and government sector leaders in the state, with other states and with key federal government leaders to accelerate the creation and adoption of solutions, technologies and policies that drive system-wide transformation into a 21st Century Health System that saves lives and saves money for all Americans.

Six Key Georgia Strategies

1. Information rich HSAs
2. Right to know (ready access to information on cost and quality)
3. Move to electronic systems, including electronic health records
   and e-prescribing
4. A 21st century system of health justice and patient safety
5. 21st century affordable health care coverage for all
6. Prevention, early intervention and management of chronic diseases

Key Initiatives of the Georgia Project

• Communicating a 21st century intelligent health system and principles of transformation through out the state of Georgia
• Healthy Georgia Diabetes and Obesity Project
  • Increasing diabetes awareness throughout Georgia
    • 'Nique & Newt's Full-Court Press on Diabetes (pictures)
  • Pay for Performance Initiative
  • NCQA Physician Recognition Program
  • WellStar Diabetes Initiative
  • Columbus Initiative
  • Gainesville
  • Morehouse School of Medicine Diabetes Care Model
• Minority Health Project: Elimination of Health Disparities
• Medicaid Transformation
• Expanding 21st Century Healthcare Coverage in Georgia
  • Georgia as an HSA State
• Advancement of Electronic Health Records, e-Prescribing and Connectivity
• Increased Access to Quality and Cost Information
• Rural Health
• Roundtables

For more information on the Center for Health Transformation and our Georgia Project please visit www.healthtransformation.net or contact Laura Linn, Project Director at llinn@gingrichgroup.com

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