Health Reform Announcements -
October 2011
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The Minnesota Department of Health posts weekly updates of announcements related to the agency's health reform activities. These updates are also sent out via email to subscribers to Health Reform Announcements. Updates are sent each Thursday.
Weekly Update - October 27, 2011
Request for Proposals
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify a survey vendor to collect CAHPS® Clinician and Group Survey (CG-CAHPS) data for a test of equivalency between the CG-CAHPS Visit version (CG-Visit) and a modified version of the new CG-CAHPS Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Survey (CG-PCMH) that includes the core questions from the CG-Visit version. Responses to this RFP are due November 28, 2011. More information is available at http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/process/admin/ptList.asp.
No update - week of October 20, 2011
No update - week of October 13, 2011
Weekly Update - October 6, 2011
Statewide quality reporting system
MN Community Measurement's Measurement and Reporting Committee will meet Wednesday, October 12, on work related to the development of the statewide quality reporting and measurement system.
Please see Measurement and Reporting Committee for more information.
Provider peer grouping
MDH's October 10 conference call about the provider peer grouping initiative has been canceled. The monthly conference calls will resume in November.


