Minnesota public health and policy data
About Us
The Minnesota Electronic Health Record Consortium is a partnership between Minnesota health systems and public health agencies to provide timely and granular data to inform the real-time actions of policymakers, health system leaders, and researchers. We focus on informing health policy and practice through comprehensive data and collaboration.
COVID-19 Vaccinations
In partnership with the MN Dept of Health, the MN EHR Consortium reports on COVID-19 incidence, testing, and vaccinations by race, ethnicity, and other social determinants of health to inform outreach efforts to underserved populations.
Connect With Us
Connect with Consortium leaders and members to learn more about our work, discuss potential partnerships, and learn about the project proposal submission process.
Improving Data,
Improving Public Health
The MN EHR Consortium is a partnership between health systems and public health agencies working to provide comprehensive data to inform the real-time, changing needs of decision makers. We excel at:
- Providing rapid, data-informed responses to new questions of public health interest
- Keeping a focus on equity and the social factors that impact the health of our communities
- Prioritizing data privacy and protection of patient health information
About Our Partners
The Consortium currently operates as a distributed data network, using summary data contributions from Minnesota’s largest health systems to answer important public health questions. We are open to collaborating with additional clinics and systems in the future.
Latest News
News and highlights from Minnesota EHR Consortium.
Report Released Describing the Impact of the 2021 Telehealth Act Available
A newly released report by MDH’s Health Economics Program (HEP) describes the impact of the 2021 Minnesota Telehealth Act (Laws of Minnesota 2021, chapter 7, article 6), which expanded access to telehealth in Minnesota and extended payment parity to include audio-only telehealth visits. The report recommends supporting the broad availability and use of telehealth as a tool to deliver health care services and summarizes findings on health care access, quality and outcomes, satisfaction, costs, and equity. It includes nine recommendations for continuing and strengthening the availability and accessibility of telehealth in Minnesota.
The MN Electronic Health Records Consortium contributed Supplement B to the report. It uses electronic health record data to analyze outpatient use of telehealth and prevalence of audio-only and audio-visual telehealth use from 2018 to 2022, as well as telehealth's impact on quality of care.
The report and its supplements are available at Minnesota Study of Telehealth Publications - MN Dept. of Health (state.mn.us).
Disparities in Minnesota's COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Report Webinar Slides Now Available
On Tuesday, November 14, 2023, Dr. Tyler Winkelman (HHRI, MN EHRC) and Colin Planalp (SHADAC) presented a webinar about the Disparities in Minnesota's COVID-19 Vaccination Rates report released earlier this year. Slides from the webinar are now available to view online.
MN EHRC Denominator and Population Comparison Report Now Available
A report describing the MN EHR Consortium's comparison of two different population estimates and their impacts on denominators is now available.