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April 13, 2015

MHA Newsline: April 13, 2015

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Member news: Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare CEO among women in business honorees

Barbara Joers, CEO at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare was named a 2015 Women in Business honoree by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. The awards honor industry-leading executives and entrepreneurs for their professional achievements, leadership qualities, and contributions to the broader Twin Cities community. The honorees will be formally recognized at a luncheon in May. Congratulations, Barbara! return to top   

EHR revolving loans available through MDH

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Minnesota is seeking applications for the Minnesota Electronic Health Record (EHR) Revolving Loan Program to support expanded adoption and effective use of interoperable electronic health record (EHR) systems and electronic health information exchange (HIE) to improve health care outcomes and the provider-patient relationship, and to increase health service delivery efficiencies. 

The Request for Proposals and instructions for electronic submission are available online. All applications must be submitted using this system. For more information, contact Darwin Flores Trujillo, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Minnesota Department of Health, 651-201-3850. return to top   

Accountable Health Model e-health grant program applications sought

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Office of Health Information Technology Minnesota is seeking applications for the Minnesota Accountable Health Model e-Health Grant Program to support the secure exchange of medical and health-related information among organizations participating in accountable care organizations, or similar accountable care finance models. This grant program will help ensure that the secure exchange of medical and health-related information occurs in a more seamless/real-time way across settings (e.g., clinics, hospitals, long-term and post-acute care, behavioral health providers, local public health and/or social services). The exchange of this information across settings will support and enhance opportunities for coordination to improve health and health care. 

The Request for Proposals is available on the State Innovation Model RFPs page. An informational call is scheduled for Thursday, April 16 from 10:30 a.m. – noon. A required, non-binding, Letter of Intent to Respond is due to MDH by 4 p.m. Central Time on Thursday, April 23. To be considered for funding, proposals must be received by 4 p.m. on May 18. For more information contact Anne Schloegel, Office of Health Information Technology, Minnesota Department of Health, 651-201-4846. return to top   

IHP data analytic project seeks proposals

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is requesting proposals from Integrated Health Partnerships (IHP), formerly called Health Care Delivery Systems (HCDS), to implement or expand data analytic projects or tools that will advance their ability to manage cost and quality of health care and participate effectively in accountable care payment arrangements. This opportunity is part of a $45 million State Innovation Model (SIM) cooperative agreement, awarded by The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to help implement the Minnesota Accountable Health Model. Work is proposed to start July 1, 2015.   

For more information, or to obtain a copy of the Request for Proposal, contact Heather Petermann, Minnesota Department of Human Services, 651-431-4120. Proposals are due by 4 p.m. Central Time, May 18. The RFP is also available on the Minnesota Department of Human Services RFP website or the RPF page of the State Innovation Model Grant websitereturn to top   

SIM community advisory task force seeking membership

The Departments of Health and Human Services are seeking individuals to apply for a position on the State Innovation Model (SIM) Community Advisory Task Force. Fifteen vacancies are open, including: one behavioral, mental, and chemical health representative; one provider representative; one long term care (LTC) representative; one at-large representative; one employer representative; one social services representative; one health system representative; one integrated health partnership (IHP) representative; and one accountable communities for health grantee (ACH) representative. 

The State Innovation Model (SIM) Community Advisory Task Force provides strategic direction for, engages in, and champions the Minnesota Accountable Health Model by assisting in the advancement and implementation of the goals outlined in Minnesota’s SIM project that focus on community and patient engagement, integration across the continuum of care, and population health improvement. Additional information and application instructions can be found on the Secretary of State public website, under April 2015 current vacancies. Applications are due April 28, 2015. return to top  

Traumatic brain injury advisory committee appointments available

The Department of Human Services is seeking 12 members for the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council. Vacancies include those for providers such as acute care hospitals, acute care rehabilitation hospitals, post-acute care rehabilitation providers, and community based service providers. Additional information and application instructions can be found on the Secretary of State public website, under April 2015 current vacancies. Applications are due April 28, 2015. return to top   

CMS critical access hospital and EMTALA interpretive guidelines covered at upcoming MHA programs

Sue Dill Calloway, one of MHA’s most popular speakers, will discuss new interpretive guidelines to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Conditions of Participation for critical access hospitals (CAHs) at two upcoming programs. 

The June 17 program, EMTALA Update 2015, will discuss the most common EMTALA-related deficiencies cited by CMS for hospitals. This one-day program is structured to make the complex law and accompanying regulations understandable and includes liberal use of examples. Click here to register or view the brochure

The Revised Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation 2015 program on June 18-19 will focus on the 93 page memo issued on Jan. 30, 2015 which revised and rewrote most of the CAH manual. This is the most significant change since the manual was first issued and includes changes to the nursing, drugs and biologicals, pharmacy, dietary, infection control sections, among others. Click here to register or view the brochure.    

Speaker Sue Dill Calloway is a Columbus, Ohio-based nurse attorney and health care consultant. 

The programs will be held at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth. return to top