Minnesota e-Health

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Serve as the lead workgroup in coordinating the development of statewide policy recommendations related to health information exchange into an integrated statewide approach across the five critical domains: governance, technical infrastructure, legal and policy issues, finance, and business and technical operations. In this capacity, the workgroup will serve to:

Identify key issues that must be addressed to enable health information exchange including issues around: state planning, sustainability, evaluation of key performance measures, guidance for providers regarding HIE, and policy considerations for Minnesota’s approach to HIE
Engage and rely on subject matter experts convened through the other e-Health Initiative workgroups, as necessary, to address key issues identified
Provide input on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) implementation activities related to health information exchange
Coordinate HIE related activities of the e-Health Workgroups and Advisory Committee

Make recommendations to further advance the adoption and use of electronic health records (EHRs) and related health information technology (HIT) in all settings beginning with Minnesota eligible professionals and eligible hospitals.
Provide feedback and recommendations to Minnesota Medicaid on the State Medicaid HIT Plan (SMHP) and the Medicaid EHR Incentive Administration Plan.
Review and provide feedback as necessary on proposed state and federal definitions, criteria and/or proposed regulations for meaningful use to ensure that Minnesota providers and hospitals applying for incentive payments are able to meet federal and state criteria.

Identify and recommend nationally recognized standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria necessary to facilitate and expand the secure electronic movement and use of health information among organizations in Minnesota
Review and comment on standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria related to the requirements of “meaningful use” and recommend resources and actions that will help increase implementation of these standards.

Monitor, assess and comment on policy and legal issues related to e-health and health information exchange.
Review and comment on privacy and security-related policies and proposed federal regulations and guidance, and make recommendations on mechanisms to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements related to interstate and intrastate health information exchange.
Support providers and health care stakeholders in the implementation of privacy and security criteria necessary to qualify as a “meaningful user” of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) under the HITECH Act.
Ensure that the needs of consumers, providers, and health care stakeholders are fully considered in the development of the statutory framework for health information exchange and in the development of educational resources and tools.

Disseminate and provide feedback on resources to advance e-health for health and healthcare providers, patients and consumers.
Identify emerging needs through the associations (involved in workgroup) and their memberships.

To request historical information from past workgroups, please contact the Minnesota e-Health Initiative at MN.eHealth@state.mn.us.