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The Minnesota Health Information Exchange (MN HIE) provides a secure,electronic health information network designed to increase the safety andquality of care while decreasing costs. Leveraging Covisint technology, MN HIEwill enable doctors at any hospital or clinic in the state to havepatient-controlled access to medications and other patient-centricinformation.
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"This program allows providers and health plans to collaborate to providemore seamless care for patients," said Mike Ubl, Interim Executive Director ofMinnesota Health Information Exchange, LLC. "Immediate benefits forMinnesotans include real-time, point-of-care access to health information andan infrastructure to deliver future services, such as e-prescribing, lab testresults, immunization records and communicable disease reporting."
Many patients have electronic medical records, but those records are onlyavailable to doctors in a particular hospital or clinic system and not tooutside providers. By leveraging a single technology platform to safely andsecurely exchange health information, providers across Minnesota will haveimmediate access to vital medical information more quickly to deliver bettercare.
Sponsor organizations include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota,Fairview Health Services, HealthPartners, Medica, UCare and the MinnesotaDepartment of Human Services. The exchange is intended to go live in November,2008.
"MN HIE is an important part of the state's healthcare reform efforts,"said Minnesota Human Services Commissioner Cal Ludeman. "It will enhancepatient safety, as well as quality improvement. MN HIE will also allowproviders to more effectively manage and coordinate healthcare services witheach other."
"Providing statewide connectivity as a foundation to support healthcarecollaboration is a winning strategy for driving technology adoption," saidBrett Furst, Covisint Vice President of Healthcare. "MN HIE is a model exampleof providing one common infrastructure to connect the entire healthcaredelivery system as a more effective and efficient way to securely share healthinformation."
Covisint's on-demand collaboration platform helps virtual communitiessecurely access, use and share time sensitive information. Covisint solvesbusiness problems by streamlining and automating processes globally --connecting state and nationally based communities, organizations and systemsin the healthcare, automotive and financial services industries, as well asthe public sector. Learn more about Covisint at www.covisint.com .
Minnesota Health Information Exchange, LLC
The Minnesota Health Information Exchange (MN HIE) is a not-for-profitorganization established by the state's leading healthcare organizations(health plans and providers) in partnership with Minnesota state government.MN HIE improves safety and efficiency by connecting doctors, hospitals andclinics across health care systems so they can access secure medicalinformation to treat patients during a medical emergency or for routine care.
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