What’s New
Webinar – Urgency of Now: The Case to Accelerate Adoption of Interoperability Rules in the Wake of COVID and Delivery Reform
Please mark your calendars for the Urgency of Now: The Case to Accelerate Adoption of Interoperability Rules in the Wake of COVID and Delivery Reform webinar, presented by The MiHIN Group. Click here to register. EVENT INFORMATION Monday, September 14, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST WebEx will be provided upon registration SPEAKER INFORMATION Aneesh Chopra President, CareJourney Robert Gordon Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Timothy A. Pletcher, DHA Executive Director, Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) & Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura) Thomas L. Simmer, M.D. Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) The nation’s healthcare delivery system is facing unprecedented data and technology related pressures simultaneously - COVID reporting, clinically relevant quality measurement, care coordination notifications, and earning patient trust to serve as their designated app. Each...
MiHIN Employee Named Detroit Regional Chamber Ambassador
Ambassador Committee volunteers serve as a vital link between the Chamber and its members East Lansing, Mich. — Greg Cavanaugh, Senior Business Development Manager at the Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN), has been named to the Ambassador Committee with the Detroit Regional Chamber for 2020-21. Serving Detroit’s business community for more than 100 years, the Chamber is one of the oldest, largest and most respected chambers of commerce in the country. The Chamber’s Ambassador Committee is comprised of business and community leaders who dedicate their time and talent to advance the Chamber’s mission by promoting new member participation and retention. “Having been born and raised in Detroit, I’m passionate about giving back to the community that has given me so much,” said Cavanaugh. “Although things may...
Interoperability Institute hosts first virtual InterOpathon
Collaborative event focuses on building solutions to health care issues Lansing, MICH. – Community building was front and center at the Interoperability Institute’s (IOI) first virtual InterOpathon event last month. The event, which took place on May 27 and 28, brought together leaders in health care information technology from across the country to build interoperability solutions needed for compliance with new federal government health care regulations. The InterOpathon venue enabled knowledge sharing and building of software solutions that address current health care issues. The annual event, which was moved entirely online this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, focuses on understanding how organizations can translate interoperability standards into real-world solutions. Attendees were placed into virtual teams and tasked with creating a solution to an advanced health...
Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services amplifies patient data exchange efforts to aid in COVID-19 response
East Lansing, Mich.— With the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) is working closely with Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) to increase the ability to securely exchange real-time patient data. MiHIN has amplified their patient data exchange delivery in metro Detroit at Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health System and Henry Ford Health System and plans to expand this aid statewide. These efforts will allow for increased efficiency, seamless care and reduce burdens on physicians and health care workers on the frontline. MiHIN has used critical patient data to create the following reports in response to COVID-19: Admissions to an Emergency Department for COVID and Non-COVID Discharges from an Emergency Department COVID and Non-COVID Admission In-Patient COVID and Non-COVID Discharge from...