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. 

Disparities in Minnesota's COVID-19 Vaccinations Rates Report Released

The Disparities in Minnesota's COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Report is now available online. 
 

Press Release From Hennepin Healthcare About Substance Involved Emergency and Hospital Visits in Hennepin County Dashboard Now Available

A press release co-written by Hennepin Healthcare and Hennepin County about the Substance Involved Emergency and Hospital Visits in Hennepin County dashboard is now available online. 

Hennepin County Substance Involved Emergency Department (ED) and Hospital Visits Dashboard Now Avaliable

The Substance Involved Emergency Department and Hospital Visits Dashboard is now available to view online. The dashboard is produced by Hennepin County in collaboration with the MN EHR Consortium. 

2022 AIM Bull’s Eye Award

The MN Department of Health was awarded the 2022 Association of Immunization Managers Bull’s Eye Award for Innovation and Excellence in Immunization for their COVID-19 vaccine work with the MN EHR Consortium.

Manuscript Publication

The manuscript “COVID-19 Vaccination of People Experiencing Homelessness and Incarceration in Minnesota” based on our COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Project was published in Health Affairs.

Media Mention

The Star Tribune published the article “Homeless and Incarcerated Minnesotans Struggles to Get COVID-19 Vaccines” based on our recent manuscript publication focusing on COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people experiencing homelessness and incarceration in Minnesota.