Minnesota Privacy and Security Project - Minnesota Dept. of Health

Minnesota Privacy and Security Project

Solutions and Implementation Plans Work Group

The Solution and Implementation Plans Work Group will propose, evaluate and prioritize potential solutions and implementation plans for barriers to the electronic exchange of health information for improved care delivery.  An explicit consideration in the Solutions and Implementation Plans Work Group’s deliberations will be the use of privacy protection mechanisms that protect consumer’s health information while enabling the appropriate exchange of information.

Work Group Charge

  1. Identify and develop solutions to reduce or eliminate the privacy/security barriers identified by the Variations and Legal Work Groups;
  2. Evaluate proposed solutions by assessing:
    1. The relationship of the solutions to the vision, focus and strategic goals of the Minnesota e-Health Advisory Committee;
    2. The impact of the solutions on consumer protection and privacy;
    3. The impact of the solutions on health care organizations’ operations and resources;
    4. The relationship of the solutions to national standards.
  3. Develop implementation plans that delineate activities necessary for advancing solutions by:
    1. Describing and prioritize the actions to be taken;
    2. Identifying the organizations and groups responsible for executing the actions;
    3. Outlining the resources necessary to carry out the activities; and
    4. Developing a timeframe for implementing the solutions.
  4. Create a Solutions and Implementation Plans Report that documents the work group’s reviews and evaluations.

Approach

The Solution/Implementation Plan Work Group will identify and evaluate solutions that address the barriers documented in the Variations and Legal Work Groups’ report titled, “Privacy and Security Barriers to the Electronic Exchange of Health Information,” focusing primarily on:

  • Implementing Minnesota patient consent requirements into electronic health information exchange
  • Ensuring that all parties involved in the electronic exchange of health information share responsibility/liability for the appropriateness of the exchange
  • Developing a health information exchange framework for authenticating users and controlling access to individuals’ health information
The Work Group will divide into two subgroups: 1) Patient Consent Subgroup; and 2) AAAA Subgroup. The Patient Consent Subgroup will address the legal and operational issues of patient consent and organizations’ responsibilities for ensuring the appropriateness of information exchange. The AAAA Subgroup will address health information exchanges' issues related to user authorization and authentication as well as information access controls and auditing users' access to health information.

Meeting Schedule

Meeting Information

AAAA Subgroup
Wednesday January 24, 2007 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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Patient Consent Subgroup
Wednesday January 17, 2007 1:30 - 4:30 pm

AAAA Subgroup
Wednesday January 10, 2007 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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Patient Consent Subgroup
Wednesday January 3, 2007 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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Patient Consent Subgroup
Wednesday December 20, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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AAAA Subgroup
Wednesday December 13, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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Patient Consent Subgroup
Wednesday December 6, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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AAAA Subgroup
Wednesday November 29, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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Patient Consent Subgroup
Tuesday November 21, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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AAAA Subgroup
Wednesday November 15, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 pm

  • HealthPartners, Pine Conference Room
    Directions to HP
  • Agenda (pdf 29Kb/1 pg)
  • Handouts and Presentations
    • AAAA Subgroup Basic Principles for Guidance (pdf 22Kb/1 pg)
    • "Advancing State Approaches Towards Solutions and Implementation" by Walter G. Suarez, MD, MPH, Institute for HIPAA/HIT Education and Research from the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaborative (HISPC) Regional Meeting (pdf 852Kb/19 pgs)
  • Meeting Summary (pdf 29Kb/4 pgs)

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Patient Consent Subgroup
Wednesday November 8, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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AAAA Subgroup
Wednesday November 1, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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Patient Consent Subgroup
Thursday October 26, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 pm

  • HealthPartners, Minnesota Conference Room
    Directions to HP
  • Agenda (pdf 29Kb/1pg)
  • Handouts and Presentations
    • Information on Record Locator Services - ©2006 Markle Foundation (pdf 274Kb/12 pgs)
      This work was originally published as part of The Connecting for Health Common Framework: Resources for Implementing Private and Secure Health Information Exchange
    • Sample Definitions for Discussion (pdf 24Kb/5 pgs)
    • Minnesota Statutes 144.335 (pdf 80Kb/6 pgs)
  • Meeting Summary (pdf 25Kb/3 pgs)

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Joint Meeting
Wednesday October 18, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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