Minnesota e-Health Summit - June 23, 2005
The Minnesota e-Health Summit is a call to action to accelerate the use of health information technology to improve healthcare quality, increase patient safety, reduce healthcare costs, and enable individuals and communities to make the best possible health decisions.
On this page:
General information
Summit presentations
e-Health Steering Committee and Workgroup Summit Reports
Learn more about e-Health Web links
General Information
Speaker biographies (PDF: 142KB/6 pages)
Minnesota Showcase Storyboard Summaries and Contact Information (PDF: 168KB/7 pages)
Minnesota e-Health Summit Faculty Disclosure Summary (PDF: 108KB/1 page)
Minnesota e-Health Summit Objectives and CME/CEU Information (PDF: 113KB/1 page)
Summit Presentations
Summit Presentations: See and hear presentations from featured speakers
See and hear summit presentations Attention: Non-MDH link
University of Minnesota Breeze server.
Slideshow Presentations (no audio)
Keynote and National Expert Presentations
- Successful Collaborations for Regional Health Information Exchange (PDF: 447KB/90 pages) – William Braithwaite, National e-Health Initiative
- Parallel Pathways for Quality Health Care (PDF: 232KB/16 pages) - William Braithwaite
- Regional Clinical Data Exchange: The Massachusetts Experience (PDF: 298KB/17 pages) - John Glaser, Partners Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Minnesota e-Health Progress to Date: Report from the Minnesota e-Health Steering Committee and Workgroups
- Progress to Date: Recommendations for Action (PDF: 1.7MB/45 pages) - Report from the Minnesota e-Health Steering Committee and Workgroups
- Associated Documents:
Spotlight on Health Information Technology (HIT) Efforts in Minnesota
- The CPMG [Columbia Park Medical Group] Journey to EHR [Electronic Health Records] (PDF: 182KB/18 pages) – Lynn Clark, Columbia Park Medical Group
- Small Town Healthcare Gets Wired (PDF: 743KB/18 pages) – Tim Arnold, Riverwood Health Care Center
- Making My Chart Work: Providing Better Health Care (PDF: 492KB/14 pages – Jack Alexander, Redwing Health Services
- The ATHENS Project: Advancing Technology in Healthcare Education (PDF: 201KB/7 pages) – Shirley Eichenwald-Maki, College of Saint Scholastica
- A Community-Shared Clinical Abstract to Improve Care (PDF: 321KB/14 pages) – Donald Connelly, University of Minnesota
- Private-Public Collaboration in e-Health: Minnesota’s experience in developing a statewide immunization registry system (PDF: 269KB/13 pages) – Emily Peterson-Stauffer, Minnesota Department of Health
- Power to the Patient: The Patient Health Record (PDF: 844KB/19 pages) – Winona Health Community Record Data Exchange – Janice Turek, Winona Health
A Private-Public Call to Action: Where do we go next?, Steering Committee Summary Comments
- Private-Public Call to Action: Where do we go next? (PDF: 929KB/3 pages)
Moderator: Frank Cerra, University of Minnesota
e-Health Steering Committee Co-chairs: Mary Brainerd, HealthPartners; Mary Wellik, Olmstead County Public Health
e-Health Steering Committee and Workgroup Summit Reports
Steering Committee Report (PDF: 1MB/5 pages)
Finance Workgroup Report (PDF: 721KB/2 pages)
Governance Workgroup Report (PDF: 744KB/2 pages)
Technology Standards Workgroup Report (PDF: 727KB/2 pages)
Supporting Documents (Appendices)
Finance Literature References
- “Financial, Legal and Organizational Approaches to Achieving Electronic Connectivity in Healthcare” – Markle Foundation (PDF)
Attention: Non-MDH link
- “The Value of Healthcare Information Exchange and Interoperability” – Center for Information Technology Leadership
Attention: Non-MDH link
- Foundation for e-Health Initiative – Connecting Communities for Better Health Web site
Attention: Non-MDH link
- The Journal of Health Affairs – see in particular the Web exclusives for January 19, 2005
Attention: Non-MDH link
- The American Academy of Family Physicians – Center for Health Information Technology Web site
Attention: Non-MDH link
Learn More about e-Health Web Links
Minnesota e-Health Initiative
Office of the Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONCHIT)
Attention: Non-MDH link
National eHealth Initiative
Attention: Non-MDH link
National Public Health Information Network (PHIN)
Attention: Non-MDH link
Agency For Health Care Research And Quality
Attention: Non-MDH link
Markle Foundation's Connecting For Health Project
Attention: Non-MDH link
To view the PDF files, you will need
Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download from Adobe's website).


