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Minnesota Certifies Cerner
and MedAllies as Health Data Intermediaries
The Minnesota
Department of Health (MDH) is pleased to announce that the Commissioner of
Health signed Orders on March 11, 2015, granting Certificates of Authority to
each of Cerner and MedAllies, authorizing the organizations to operate as
Health Data Intermediaries (HDIs) in Minnesota, in accordance with the
Minnesota Health Information Exchange Oversight Law: Minnesota Statutes
sections 62J.498-62J.4982.
MDH
appreciates all of the hard work and analysis provided by Minnesota’s Health
Information Exchange (HIE) Oversight Review Panel as part of the review process
and thanks the members of the public that offered comments during the review
period. For the complete list of Minnesota Certified Health Information
Exchange Service Providers visit http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/ohit/certified.html.
Minnesota
e-Health Advisory Committee:
These meetings
are open to the public. Please share information as appropriate.
Reminder - Minnesota
e-Health Initiative Joint Meeting with the Standards &
Interoperability and Health Information
Exchange (HIE)
Workgroups
Purpose: To identify HIE
challenges, needs and opportunities for MDH, health care providers and
stakeholders, and set priorities for next steps.
When: Friday, March 20, 2015, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Where: TIES Event Center, Hamline Room, 1644
Larpentuer Avenue West, Falcon Heights, MN 55108
Onsite
participation is encouraged due to small group discussion, but the meeting can
be attended through WebEx.
Contacts: Kari Guida at kari.guida@state.mn.us and Melinda Hanson at melinda.hanson@state.mn.us
Reminder - Minnesota e-Health Initiative
Consumer Engagement Ad-Hoc Workgroup
Purpose: Discuss priorities and issues related to
consumer engagement and e-health in Minnesota including a review of the state
and national landscape of consumer engagement. If interested in attending,
please contact Sarah Shaw.
When: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Where: TIES Event Center, Hamline Room, 1644
Larpentuer Avenue West, Falcon Heights, MN 55108
Join via WebEx:
Contact: Sarah Shaw at sarah.shaw@state.mn.us
Reminder - ONC Coordinated Response Opportunity
The next
conference call is Monday, March 23,
2015, 1:30-3:00pm (1/2 Interoperability; 1/2 Standards Advisory). To join this
meeting go to: WebEx
The Minnesota
e-Health Initiative is compiling feedback from Minnesota stakeholders for a
coordinated response on two recent documents issued by the Office of the
National Coordination for Health Information Technology (ONC):
These
coordinated responses will be led by Initiative members Jeff Benning (Lab
Interoperability Cooperative) and Greg Linden (Stratis Health). The Minnesota
Department of Health’s Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT) will help
convene stakeholders and collect responses.
We encourage
stakeholder feedback from across the state and continuum of care through
written feedback and/or participation in any of three conference calls. Visit MN e-Health Initiative
Coordinated Responses
for details on how to provide feedback.
Nursing
Knowledge: 2015 Big Data Science Conference
Registration is now open for the University of
Minnesota School of Nursing’s national conference on June 4-5, 2015. Learn
about and get involved with national initiatives which include streamlining
documentation and integration of evidence-based practice in electronic health
records along with other topics. A pre-conference workshop on Demonstrating the
Value of Sharable and Comparable Nurse-generated Data is also available. Register for the
conference.
Live Webcast: Data for Health: Learning
What Works
On
April 2, join national health leaders as they discuss a new report from the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Data for Health initiative. Hear how divers sectors –
government, business, health care, public health, and others – can better
collect, share, and use health information to improve health. The
webcast will take place on Thursday, April 2, 2015 from 11:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
ET. Register for the live
webcast.
Study: Giving Patients Access to EHRs
Does Not Increase Provider Workloads
A
new study posted in JAMA Internal Medicine, showed that allowing
patients to view their electronic health records (EHRs) did not create
additional work for doctors or nurses. Only 36% of doctors reported larger
workloads. After viewing records, 82% of patients said seeing their EHR helped
to understand their medical conditions, and 60% said it helped to understand
their provider’s instructions. (Reuters, March 9, 2015)
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This weekly update is
intended to provide health professionals with a Minnesota perspective on the
e-health related news, and highlight some things you may want to think about
now.
We welcome any feedback
or suggestions you would like to offer on how we can improve our communications
in the future. Please send any comments you have to MN.eHealth@state.mn.us.
The Minnesota e-Health
Initiative is a public-private collaborative whose vision is to accelerate the
adoption and use of electronic health records and other health information
technology in order to improve health care quality, increase patient safety, reduce
health care costs and improve public health. It is guided by a statewide
advisory committee with 25 representatives from interested and affected
stakeholders in health information technology.
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