WHAT:

Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) will speak at the 2019 Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative during two sessions: A Payer Panel Discussion: Common Interests and Community Collaboration and How to Improve Patient Matching – 4 Proven Methods.

Dr. Tim Pletcher, Executive Director, MiHIN and Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura), will speak during a panel on how Michigan engages with payers to align incentives to drive statewide interoperability, use case adoption and value creation.

James Noland, Senior Product Marketing Manager, MiHIN, will speak during a panel on Michigan’s unique approach to patient matching utilizing 4Medica’s Big Data MPI along with a common key, a private attribute to link individuals with their health information.

More information on the summit is available here.

WHO:

Dr. Tim Pletcher, Executive Director, MiHIN and Velatura, will participate in the Payer Panel Discussion: Common Interests and Community Collaboration. Tim is available for scheduled interviews.

James Noland, Senior Product Marketing Manager, MiHIN, will participate in How to Improve Patient Matching – 4 Proven Methods

WHEN:

Payer Panel Discussion: Common Interests and Community Collaboration Tuesday, August 20, 2019, 1:10 -2:15 p.m.
How to Improve Patient Matching – 4 Proven Methods, Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 9:30 – 10:20 a.m.

WHERE:          

Both presentations occur in the Potomac A/B room
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD 20745

About Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services

The Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) is Michigan’s state-designated entity to improve healthcare quality, efficiency, and patient safety by sharing electronic health information statewide, helping reduce costs for patients, providers, and payers. MiHIN is a nonprofit, public-private collaboration that includes stakeholders from the State of Michigan, Health Information Exchanges serving Michigan, health systems and providers, health plans/payers, pharmacies, and the Governor’s Health Information Technology Commission. For more information, visit https://mihin.org.

About Velatura Public Benefit Corporation

Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura) strategically aligns and connects people, organizations, technology, ideas, and information to improve healthcare, simplify work and reduce costs. Offering market-driven solutions, as well as being the sole provider of MiHIN products and services outside of Michigan, Velatura supports organizations in their mission to interoperate and streamline the sharing of pertinent electronic information. For more information, visit https://velatura.org/.

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For additional information, contact:

Alyssa Jones
Public Relations Manager
Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services
269.832.8353
alyssa.jones@mihin.org