by MiHIN | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog, HINfluence
MiHIN recognized Black History Month and reflected upon what it means to support our ecosystems’ commitment to advance race equality and implement our work with an eye toward health equity.On a systemic level, data on race and ethnicity is critical to understanding...
by MiHIN | Nov 29, 2022 | Blog, HINfluence, Policy
On November 28, 2022 the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a proposed rule for 42 CFR Part 2 information (Part 2 Information). Part 2 information is information that comes...
by MiHIN | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog, HINfluence, News
Health disparities among Native Americans are vast and persistent. Interoperability can help close that gap. Michigan is home to 12 federally recognized tribes–with approximately 200,000 tribal members in total. Data show that Native American communities face inequity...
by MiHIN | Oct 12, 2022 | Blog, HINfluence, Policy
On September 30, 2022, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) released recent guidance surrounding the Information Blocking Rule through a Blog Post on their website. In the blog post, the ONC stated they would be launching...
by MiHIN | Oct 12, 2022 | Blog, HINfluence, Policy
The Sequoia Project, the entity charged with operationalizing the framework for national interoperability titled the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), has released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on how Individual Access Service Providers...
by MiHIN | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog, HINfluence
On August 1, CMS issued the final 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Rule, which MiHIN had provided extensive comments for earlier this summer. For those...