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September 16, 2016
Responses Due October 17, 2016.
The
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) by legislative mandate seeks public input
on both patient impact and costs associated with requirements related to
patient consent for release of health records for the purposes of treatment,
payment and health care operations, as required in section 144.293, subdivision
2. (See Minnesota Session Laws 2016, Regular Session, Chapter 189, Article 20,
Section 5.)
The
complete RFI and instructions for responding are available here:
http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/privacy/
Individuals,
health care providers, payers and related organizations are encouraged to
respond. Responses are Due October 17, 2016.
The
findings from this RFI will be summarized in a report to the Legislature due in
February 2017 and may be used for planning, policy development and
decision-making purposes. Results may also inform additional studies on health
information exchange and future work on e-health topics related to health
information privacy, security and consent.
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