Minnesota Administrative Simplification Act
The Minnesota Department of Health’s implementation of the 1994 Health Care Administrative Simpli?cation Act will allow them to standardize the billing cycle though out Minnesota. Beginning at...
View ArticleMinnesota Community Measurements
Are you in Minnesota or a nearby state and regulated by the new Minnesota Community Measures? If so, tell us what you think of these new quality measures.
View ArticleMessage to Hospital Leaders from MHA President Lawrence Massa
**Sent from Lawrence Massa to hospital leaders in Minnesota** Dear Hospital Leaders: Without a doubt, the historic projected budget shortfall of $ 5.2 billion that was announced yesterday will bring...
View ArticleNational financial woes will hurt hospitals, IT to take major blows
The nations financial woes just keep coming. I would like to be a “glass half full” person, but I am not sure we are at the end. Health care has long been considered recession proof, but with state...
View ArticleStatement from Lawrence Massa, President Minnesota Hospital Association
Governor Pawlenty’s proposed budget will undermine hospitals’ stability and unravel the state’s health care safety net ST. PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Pawlenty’s budget proposal announced today will...
View ArticleMinnesota Hospitals may have major budget challenges in 2010-11
Thirty-six states around the USA are currently suffering from budget shortfalls. Each state is trying to counter with a mess of “increase taxes, decrease taxes, increase spending, decrease spending,”...
View ArticleState and local public health officials in Minnesota responding aggressively...
The following is a republish of a Minnesota Department of Health announcement: State and local public health officials are taking aggressive steps in response to the unusual strain of swine influenza...
View ArticleMeet the Institute for Health Informatics
The University of Minnesota’s Institute for Health Informatics was formed virtually in 2005 and was launched as a physical entity in Diehl Hall in 2009 to link the growing health informatics related...
View ArticleMinnesota getting $47 million targeted for health care IT efforts, job training
Submitted by reader James Administration officials today announced that Minnesota will get at least $47 million of the nearly $1 billion in stimulus funding meant to boost the use of health information...
View ArticleDr. David Agerter and Adam Rees discuss the value of Google Internet to...
Dr. David Agerter (CEO) and Adam Rees (CAO) discuss the value of Google Internet for the Health Care world. David and Adam discuss the amazing opportunity that Google Internet provides. These two...
View ArticleAustin Minnesota City Mayor FLIPS for Google Fiber
His very own FLIP video supporting Google Internet in Austin Minnesota http://sharing.theflip.com/session/43da2dc3e40b08fe25257ddc867db856/video/11985755
View ArticleTwo days of no blogging is a low price to pay for a day of Tornadoes
For the many that frequent HealthTechnica.com on a regular basis you noticed that I didn’t post on either Thursday or Friday. It has been several months since I missed two business days in a row. The...
View ArticleHealth Connections: Statewide Health Improvement Plan
The Statewide Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) is a unique project currently running in the state of Minnesota. Minnesota has engaged dollars and resources to create a culture of wellness. This two...
View ArticleAustin Medical Center among first to adopt new care model
The Post Bulletin covers the newly minted “Health Care Homes” that have been certified in Minnesota: Patients with chronic conditions might get more one-on-one health care at Austin Medical Center...
View ArticleQuality of care in Minnesota is all over the map
Minnesota’s core newspaper, the Star Tribune, has released a report showing that quality of care is all over the place: The report turned up some glaring gaps in the way different clinics follow what...
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