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Published: 6/1/2021 - MiHIN’s New Conformance Module In MIGateway Conformance standards are designed to continually improve the data that flows through the Michigan Health Information Network, ensuring it is complete and actionable when it’s received by the practitioners using the information. Hospitals must maintain data quality standards for all ADT (Admission, Discharge, Transfer) and Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) transmission; conformance thresholds apply to all inpatient, observation, and ED visits. MiHIN’s new Conformance Module in MIGateway will improve the way you view and improve your conformance scores and allow hospital users to view, filter, and interact with conformance reports in a variety of new ways. Additionally, you will also be able to view and download non-conformant ADT/CCDA message examples in an on-demand and real-time way to facilitate easier corrective action. Hospitals can expect to receive outreach from their account executives with...
Published: 6/1/2021 - One Month to Compliance: Patient Access API In one month, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin a compliance period for their Patient Access API. The Patient Access API and corresponding requirements are one portion of the larger CMS Final Interoperability Rule of 2020 which is often dubbed the Patient Access Rule. The reason for this title, and for the impending compliance period, is because it places an affirmation responsibility on certain federal payers to make individual and general information available to their enrollee population so individuals may take control of their own health information in an educated manner. On the individual side, certain payers must make available via API Current and past medical conditions and care received, which includes claims and...
Published: 5/11/21 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2021 For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Marketing & Communications Manager Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services 517.745.8835 | emily.mata@mihin.org Michigan Health Information Network Awarded Funding From the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Funding will allow for greater collaboration with the City of Detroit on COVID-19 vaccination efforts LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN), a public and private nonprofit created to coordinate and build bridges between healthcare providers, announced today that it has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as part of its Strengthening the Technical Advancement and Readiness of Public Health Agencies via Health Information Exchange Program (STAR HIE...
Published: 5/3/21 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2021 For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Communications Manager 517.745.8835 | emily.mata@mihin.org Michigan Health Information Network, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation Partner with 3WON to Offer Free Tool to Providers Tool will allow providers to more easily comply with new CMS interoperability rules GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN), Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura), and 3WON today announced the release of DirettoReg™, a free tool designed to allow community providers and practitioners to quickly submit their digital contact information for the National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), therefore making it easier to comply with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final Interoperability Rule...
Published: 5/3/21 - MiHIN is excited to announce a new way for hospitals to access their Conformance Reports! Currently, MIGateway enables effective coordination of care that is affordable, configurable and scalable to your organization. With MIGateway, you can: View and compare transitions of care messages Admission, Discharge Transfer notifications Discharge Medication Reconciliation messages Access diagnoses and treatment plans Update your patient roster in the statewide network Load your Active Care Relationships with one mouse click Find contact information for your patients’ care team Save time communicating with other care team members Easily access quality measure information Send quality measure information to State Medicaid for Promoting Interoperability Improve your quality reporting scores MiHIN’s new Conformance Module in MIGateway will improve the way you view and improve your conformance scores...
Published: 5/3/21 - ReferralsPlus Onboardings - April 2021 MiHIN is happy to announce the following practices joined the ReferralsPlus network in April: Adult and Pediatric Dermatology Advanced Asthma and Allergy Immunology Advanced Orthopedic Specialists Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C. ATI Physical Therapy Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan Dialysis Access Center DAC Genesee CHAP – Community Health Access Program Hearing Wellness Center Huron Family Practice Michigan Pain Institute Michigan Pain Specialists Novi Dermatology Orthopedic Associates of Michigan Ottawa County Department of Public Health Specialty Eye Institute Urologic Consultants PC Wolverine Dermatology For additional information on the ReferralsPlus application, click here....
Published: 4/30/21 - Use Case Onboardings - April 2021 MiHIN is pleased to announce the following organizations have onboarded to use cases and now sharing various types of data, statewide through the health information network. To learn more about a use case, click on the link provided. Ambulatory CCDA Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Admission, Discharge, Transfer Notifications McLaren Physician Partners Common Key Service McLaren Greater Lansing Health Directory Ascension St. Mary's Hospital (MISAG) Immunizations Huron Gastroenterology Associates Monroe Health Center Charles G. Godoshian, MD Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University on behalf of Sindecuse Health Center Referrals Plus David Fivenson, MD, Dermatology, PLLC Brighton Vision Center Canton Foot and Ankle Specialists Canton Asthma and Allergy Advanced Orthopedic Specialists Statewide Lab Order-Results Beechtree Molecular Lab LLC OSP Health LLC dba Vibra Health Laboratory Munson Healthcare – Manistee Hospital MSU Student Health Services...
Published: 4/27/21 - Introducing “The Exchange” An exploration of the intersection of healthcare and technology By Brian Mack We are excited to introduce The Exchange – a blog and the newest communications vehicle presented by Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) and its affiliated companies: Velatura, Interoperability Institute, and USQHIN. Each week through this venue we will showcase a broad range of insights, opinions, thought leadership and industry expertise from our own organizational leadership and staff, as well as guest posts from our customers, partners and collaborators. Creating a Collective Legacy The above quote by Steve Jobs gets to the heart of a fundamental truth that is common to the human condition - a desire that the efforts to which we dedicate our lives matter to the world. Through our work,...
Published: 4/22/21 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2021 For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Communications Manager 517.745.8835 |emily.mata@mihin.org Velatura Public Benefit Corporation and EHNAC Announce Referral Agreement to Deliver Trust and Transparency for Organizational and Individual Access to Data Relationship extends access of Trusted Dynamic Registration & Authentication Accreditation Program to health plans, electronic health information exchanges and other providers nationwide GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura) and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body for organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data, today announced a referral agreement to bring the Trusted Dynamic Registration & Authentication Accreditation Program (TDRAAP) to health plans, health information exchanges (HIE) and providers nationwide...