Congratulations to Hunt Blair

DVHA Deputy Director, and Vermont State HIT Coordinator Hunt Blair recently accepted an assignment to go to Washington, DC and work at the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) as the Principal Advisor on State HIT-enabled Care Transformation under Dr. Farzad Mostashari, the National Coordinator of HIT.    Congratulations Hunt and best wishes! 

Further Information on VT IE RFP Pre-Proposal Conference #2

Agenda and Q&A Format for IE RFP Pre-Proposal Conference #2

We look forward to meeting with bidders in person and hearing your questions at the upcoming Integrated Eligibility (IE) RFP – Pre-Proposal Conference #2 scheduled for Tuesday, January 8, 2013 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) Large Conference Room located at 312 Hurricane Lane in Williston, Vermont.

Let’s have a creative and collaborative conversation around how we can best accomplish this work together!

When you arrive, please sign in with your name, company, and email address. At that time, you will receive blank index cards. Take as many as you need to record your questions. After the speakers complete their presentations, we will collect the index cards with your questions and review them during a brief break.  Some questions will be answered after the break, and you will have the opportunity to ask follow up or additional questions. Any outstanding questions will be answered in writing and posted by Thursday, January 10, 2013.

The agenda for this conference will be as follows: 

• Welcome and opening remarks
• Addendum #5 changes
• Technical remarks
• Business remarks
•  Architectural remarks
• Break for question collection
• Q & A session
• Closing remarks

*****Please note that answers to questions are not considered final until they are answered and posted in writing.*****

Details on IE RFP Pre-Proposal Conference #2

Hope everyone's New Year's was safe and enjoyable.

In regard to the Integrated Eligibility (IE) RFP – Pre-Proposal Conference #2:  

This conference is taking place on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 from 1:00-3:00 in the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) Large Conference Room, located at 312 Hurricane Lane, Williston, Vermont (Directions are listed at the end of this blog entry).   This is an "in-person" conference only.

In addition, we realize the scope of work included in this RFP (and its addenda)  is a challenging endeavor yet it will ultimately lead to the establishment of a robust, dynamic, and integrated Health Services Enterprise (HSE) that utilizes 21^st century technology in an efficient and effective manner to share data and information in a secure and timely fashion.   We encourage and look forward to learning about the creative ways that your solutions can integrate, utilize and in some cases be part of our infrastructure of shared services and components.  This is an exciting time of change and we are looking for vendors to present what sets them apart from other vendors and why we should partner with them to build out our HSE.    As part of Pre-Proposal Conference #2, bring your questions and your concerns and let’s share an open and candid discussion of how we will do this together.

Directions to 312 DVHA Office in Williston

Coming from North

I89 South take exit 12 and at the end of the ramp at the lights turn right.  Make the first left onto Hurricane Lane and Hurricane Lane will be the third driveway on the right (right after the foot bridge).   There will be a brick wall that will say 312 Hurricane Lane – proceed up the driveway to the left and continue around to the back of the building.  The primary DVHA entrance is around the back of the building with limited parking also available there. 

Additional Parking:  Additional Parking for DVHA meeting attendees is located directly across from the entrance to 312 Hurricane Lane to the left of building 289. There is handicapped parking available at the main entrance to DVHA in the rear of the building.

Coming from the South

I89 North and take exit 12.  At the end of the ramp turn left and go through the set of lights.  Make the first left onto Hurricane Lane and Hurricane Lane will be the third driveway on the right (right after the foot bridge).   There will be a brick wall that will say 312 Hurricane Lane – proceed up the driveway to the left and continue around to the back of the building.  The primary DVHA entrance is around the back of the building with limited parking also available there. 

Additional Parking:  Additional Parking for DVHA meeting attendees is located directly across from the entrance to 312 Hurricane Lane to the left of building 289. There is handicapped parking available at the main entrance to DVHA in the rear of the building.