Minnesota e-Health Initiative “…accelerate use of HIT to improve quality, increase safety, reduce costs and enable informed decisions.” Private-Public collaboration Guided by.
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Transcript Minnesota e-Health Initiative “…accelerate use of HIT to improve quality, increase safety, reduce costs and enable informed decisions.” Private-Public collaboration Guided by.
Minnesota e-Health Initiative
“…accelerate use of HIT to improve quality, increase safety,
reduce costs and enable informed decisions.”
Private-Public collaboration
Guided by an advisory
committee
Comprehensive vision
Consumer and community
focus
Inclusive scope: healthcare,
long term care, public health,
academia and other settings
Motivation: Patient Safety
“Paper Kills”
- Newt Gingrich
… inherent safety
threats exist when
relying on paper.
Recommendations:
Four Focus Areas, 17 Priority Projects
Empower Consumers
Accelerate the availability and use of accessible, portable “My
Personal Health Record.”
Inform and Connect Healthcare Workers
Fund and implement interconnected health information technology
statewide, focusing on secure health information exchange.
Protect Communities
Improve population health and protect communities through
accessible prevention resources, widespread knowledge of
community risks, and rapid detection of and response to public
health threats.
Provide Infrastructure
Ensure the e-Health vision and mission are fulfilled.
Examples of Some 45 Projects
Emerging Statewide
Exchange Projects
• MnHCC – Statewide coordination
Telehealth
• University of MN
• CHIC/SISU – Northeast MN
• Shared Abstract: (AHRQ grant)
• MIIC – Immunization registry
• Medications – e-prescribing through
the HIPAA Collaborative
• Winona community exchange project
• Itasca County Health Network
• HIT-based Regional Medication
Mgmt Pharmacy System
Informatics Education
• St. Scholastica
• University of MN
Personal Health
Records
• Fairview
• HealthPartners
• Children’s
Public Health
• MN Public Health
Information Network
Approach: Leadership Role
for State Government
Convene stakeholders as a neutral party
Facilitate statewide, public-private planning
Create the climate, expectations and forum in
which all leaders can contribute.
Encourage adoption and use of standards
Measure/assess use of HIT, quality and safety
Leverage funding opportunities to fill gaps and
build in sustainability
Ensure readiness for emergency preparedness
and response
Actions You and Your
Organization Can Take Now
Increase readiness for information exchange
Identify & participate in community/regional
exchange collaboration
Increase health informatics knowledge &
education
Support informatics research and evaluation
Inform your elected representatives on your
needs on this issue
Help shape your state
and national directions
Thank You
Web Resources
Reports and
policy
Directory of
projects
Shared tools
and templates
Minnesota e-Health Initiative
www.health.state.mn.us/e-health