The Minnesota
e-Health Initiative
Smart Health for Rural communities
July 19, 2005
Mark Schoenbaum, Office of Rural Health &
Primary Care
www.Health.state.mn.us/e-health/
Health & Health Care
System Challenges
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Error rates are too high
Quality is inconsistent
Costs are escalating
Research results are not
rapidly used
• Demographics of baby
boomers increasing
demand
• Capacity for early
detection & response to
threats is minimal
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Health Information Technology:
What is it?
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Electronic Health Records (EHR), but also:
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE), Including
applications like:
– E-Pharmacy (Formulary, History and Prescribing)
– Diagnostic applications for Laboratory, Radiology
Secure e-mail communication
Telehealth & Imaging Technology
Public Health monitoring and disease surveillance, and
prevention
– Communicable Disease Reporting
– Immunization Registries
Computerized decision support systems
Personal health records
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Minnesota e-Health
Initiative
What is it?
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Based on:
• National Framework for Strategic
Action 2004
• State legislation 2004, 2005
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Minnesota e-Health Initiative
What is it?
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Public - Private collaboration
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2004,2005 Advisory Committees
Designed to accelerate the use of Health
Information Technology in all areas of
the state
Purpose is to:
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Improve health and health care quality,
Increase patient safety,
Reduce health care costs, and
Improve public health
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Minnesota Roadmap
Minnesota
Challenges and Gaps*
Type of Facility/
Provider
Number
Estimated
use of HIT
Gap/
Comment
Clinics / Primary Care
~ 700
Est. 5%-15%
Small & rural clinics
Long Term care-Nursing
Homes
~ 402
~ 2% - 4%
Clinical support, Interconnectivity
Hospital Emergency
Departments
~ 129
~ 10% - 12%
Rural & smaller, Connect
across systems
Local Public Health
Departments
~ 91
Varies
Limited access to
community data
No Interoperability
* Preliminary data – Based limited surveys
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Vision: A Minnesota Health
Information Exchange
MN-HIE will
interconnect
clinicians and be
the connection
point for:
• National Health
Information Network
(NHIN)
• Community-Based
Initiatives
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Framework for HIT Financing in
Minnesota
MN &
National
Goals
Goal 1
Inform Clinical
Practice
Goal 2
Interconnect
Physicians
Goal 3
Personalize
Care
Goal 4
Improve
Population
and Public
Health
System
Technology
(Initial Focus)
Electronic Health
Record
RHIO
Infrastructure/Hub
Personal Health
Record (PHR)
Disease
Surveillance
MN-PHIN
Startup Phase
Ongoing
Operations
Phase
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Nat’l Critical Access Hospital HIT
Survey (May 05, n = 361)
• Conducted by Rural Health Resource Center, Duluth
• Biggest Barriers to Initiating HIT:
– Capital Needs – 81% of respondents noted
– Staff Time - 50%
• Biggest Barriers to Continuing HIT:
– Acquiring hardware/software – 50%
– Staff time – 50%
• Most Helpful Resources?
– Grants/loans – 92%
– Access to best practices – 46%
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Financing Needs & Sources
Finance Needs - Who,What, Where:
• Locations and Institutions: Clinics, Clinic Systems, Nursing
Homes, Hospitals, Pharmacies, Home Health Care Systems,
Local Health Departments, etc.
• Persons: Physicians, Nurses, other providers
• What: Infrastructure, hardware, software, education,
conversion initiatives
Potential Funding Sources:
• Employers, Purchasers/Insurers, Private Financing, Selffunded, State Loans/Grants, Federal Grants, Non-profit
Grants
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Financing Principles
• Financially “able” entities are expected to
make investments as part of their regular
budget and IT planning
• State financing will complement, not
displace, private or federal investments
• Public financing will:
– Support small, rural, or underserved communities
– Require resource commitments from recipients
– Require interoperable system investment
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Financing Principles
• Investments need to:
– Advance interoperability
– Improve quality
– Be consistent with national standards &
certifications
• Align the cost of HIT investment with
benefits received
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Doctor’s Office Quality Information Technology
(DOQ-IT)
• Stratis - Medicare QIO
• Will help small/med clinics implement
EHR systems
– readiness assessment
– vendor selection
– practice redesign
– implementation and change management
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Grants/Loans for HIT
• MN Rural Hospital Capital Improvement
Grant Program
• MN Rural Hospital Planning/Transition Grants
• MN Community Clinics Grant Program
• Healthier MN Community Clinic Fund
• USDA RUS Telemedicine Grant Program
• US Office for Advancement of Telehealth
• US Agency for Healthcare Research &
Quality
• Loans – various sources
• Iron Range Resources
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Opportunities for
Action/Support
• Conduct readiness assessment for HIT
• Participate in community/regional
collaboration
• Increase health informatics knowledge &
education
• Educate your elected representatives on
your needs on this issues
• Help shape Minnesota directions
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Summary
• Critical need & readiness
for change leadership &
innovation
• Rural issues on the radar,
we need to keep them there!
• Call us!
– Mark Schoenbaum
– 651.282.3859
– [email protected].
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• Thanks!
“…Doctors deserve to
focus on the quality of
their care, not the quantity
of their paperwork. And
both patients and doctors
deserve systems that will
prevent medical errors
before they become
medical and legal
problems.”
Secretary Thompson – July
2004
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For More Information
• www.health.state.mn.us/e-health
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