Interoperability

Across the Care Continuum, Improving Patient Matching Capabilities Has Become Paramount

14.12.2018

Health Information Exchange, Interoperability, MiHIN, Partners

December 13, 2018 by Rajiv Leventhal, Managing Editor, Healthcare Informatics Patient matching—the ability to accurately link all of a patient’s health data within and across health systems—has been a challenge for the healthcare industry for decades, and the lack of a nationwide patient matching strategy remains one of the largest unresolved issues in the safe and secure electronic exchange of medical data. Source: Healthcare Informatics ...

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Michigan Health Information Network Scheduled to Speak at ONC Annual Meeting & Developer Workshop

26.11.2018

Events, Health IT, Interoperability, MiHIN

LANSING, Mich., Nov. 26, 2018 – Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) will be presenting at the 2018 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Annual Meeting taking place in Washington, D.C. November 29 - 30, 2018 and the Playing with FHIR® Developer Workshop leading up to the Annual Meeting on November 27 - 28, 2018. ONC Annual Meeting Tim Pletcher, MiHIN executive director, will be participating as a panelist during a breakout session “State Data Sharing (HIE) Interoperability Design and Implementation Perspectives” alongside representatives from the Connecticut Health Information Exchange and MyHealth Access Network, the state of Oklahoma’s health information exchange. During the panel, Tim will highlight Michigan’s continued efforts to encourage data-sharing as well as interoperability models that support alignment of...

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MiHIN Partners with Vlasic & Roth LLC to Accelerate Technology and Services

20.11.2018

Health Information Exchange, Interoperability, MiHIN, Partners

LANSING, Mich., Nov. 19, 2018 – Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Dr. Jeff Vlasic and Michael Roth of Vlasic & Roth LLC to help with the commercialization of MiHIN’s successful technology and services. Michigan and MiHIN are recognized throughout the country as leaders in the exchange of health information through our statewide health information network. “We are pleased to have Dr. Vlasic and Michael Roth join the MiHIN team,” says Tim Pletcher, executive director, MiHIN. “Their hardcore technology execution and frontline clinical experience will not only enhance the growth and sustainability of the organization, but also guide us in executing operational excellence on all fronts.” Together, Vlasic & Roth and MiHIN will deliver high-impact change management and performance...

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Call for Speakers for 2019 Connecting Michigan for Health Conference

23.10.2018

Events, Health IT, Interoperability, MiHIN

Annual Connecting Michigan for Health Conference June 3-5, 2019 LANSING, Mich., October 24, 2018 — Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) announced its call for speakers for the 2019 Connecting Michigan for Health Conference. The 11th annual event will return to the Lansing Center in Lansing, Michigan, June 3-5, 2019 and this year’s theme is Amplify: Boosting the Power of Connectivity. “We are excited to begin a new decade for our annual event,” said Marty Woodruff, Associate Executive Director, MiHIN. “This upcoming year will present more impressive content around the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources and increased opportunities around interoperability. In addition, we look to further audience engagement as we continue to enhance data sharing within the state of Michigan.” The conference...

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openAirWare Launches New Software to Improve Michigan Health Information Exchange

17.10.2018

Health Information Exchange, Health Innovation, Health IT, Interoperability, MiHIN, Partners, Shared Services

openAirWare Launches New Software to Improve Michigan Health Information Exchange Automated, Real-Time, Health Plan Communication Claims Conversions LANSING, Mich., Oct. 15, 2018 ― Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) has adopted openAirWare software that enables MiHIN health plan partners to securely and easily communicate with one another throughout Michigan. The software offers a newly designed real-time conversion from any Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) to standards accepted by the American National Standards Institute for electronic data exchange. This enables health plans to obtain up-to-date claim status and related responses, including All Payer Supplemental Health Care Claims. The software also allows for core information from the C-CDA to be studied in conjunction with the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS). HEDIS is a tool used by health...

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How streamlined data exchange in Michigan provided a boost to population health

10.10.2018

Health Innovation, Interoperability, MiHIN

The road to national healthcare interoperability is long. While the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT finalizes the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, some states are venturing out on their own. Case in point: Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN)...

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MiHIN, openAirWare Team Up to Create New Ways to Provide Direct Secure Messaging for Healthcare Partners

10.10.2018

Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Interoperability, MiHIN, Partners

LANSING, Mich., Oct. 8, 2018 ― Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) has enhanced the secure transmission of healthcare communications using Direct Secure Messaging with openAirWare LLC. In early 2018, MiHIN became a fully accredited health information service provider through openAirWare and now has the ability for providers and patients to exchange protected health information through MiHIN’s service, Diretto. Diretto enables patients, providers, specialists, health plans, pharmacists, hospital, and others to securely send and receive protected health information. It also satisfies Meaningful Use criteria and allows information to be exchanged within the user’s region, state or nationally. ‘We were looking for a partner to implement strict standards, but also be able to manage the solution,” said Marty Woodruff, MiHIN associate executive director. “openAirWare exceeded our expectations in...

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Improving Healthcare, Patient Safety in Michigan with Information Technology

03.10.2018

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Improving Healthcare, Patient Safety in Michigan with Information Technology Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Proclaims October 8-12 as Health IT Week LANSING, Mich., October 3, 2018 — In today’s technologically advanced world, electronic health information has become a critical partner for providing optimal care. Sharing patient information in real-time helps healthcare providers coordinate care and gives easy access to the facts needed to give the best treatment. Electronic health information is saving lives. To recognize the importance of health information technology (IT), Governor Rick Snyder has declared the week of October 8 as Health IT Week in Michigan. You can read the official proclamation here: https://mihin.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Health-IT-Week-in-Michigan.pdf Health IT Week is being recognized in Michigan as part of U.S. National Health IT Week, "a nationwide awareness week focused on catalyzing actionable...

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Patient Matching Transformed at Michigan HIN with Master Patient Index & Common Key

02.10.2018

Health IT, Interoperability, MiHIN, Partners

This case study looks at a health information network that has gone from zero uniquely identified patients to 7.6 million – and nearly all major health systems statewide are set to participate in its Common Key Service. By Bill Siwicki HealthcareITNews, October 01, 2018, 08:00 AM Real-time, actionable health information exchange requires an accurate, reliable approach to matching patients with their electronic health records across different organizations and information systems. The Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services needed to ensure its patient-matching capabilities were as accurate as possible. PROPOSAL Michigan's approach was to create a unique system-to-system attribute – not human-readable – called a "common key" that its participating stakeholders could include in messages to ensure dependable, inter-organizational patient-matching. In Michigan, the health information network model is designed to encourage both...

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MiHIN Puts the Care Back into Healthcare with Salesforce

04.9.2018

Health Information Exchange, Health Innovation, Health IT, Interoperability, MiHIN, Partners

Improving healthcare and reducing costs is on everyone’s minds these days. But how? Michigan Health Information Network (MiHIN) is building connections between every healthcare provider in the state to help doctors better understand patient needs. The agency uses Salesforce to make it easier for the state’s healthcare professionals to get the information they need when they need it to eliminate inefficiencies and improve care. “Almost 90 percent of the $7.2 billion in medications dispensed in Michigan each year have unintended consequences — ranging adverse side effects, to symptoms that require re-admission, to nothing at all,” explains Tim Pletcher, Executive Director. “Not only is it inefficient when prescriptions don’t work as intended, but it’s inconvenient and unsafe for patients. Care coordination — the kind facilitated by our...

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