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Quality 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 experts [+]

Austin 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 under a new model of [+]

Health 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 part series walks through [+]

Two 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 [+]

Austin 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 [+]

Dr. David Agerter and Adam Rees discuss the value of Google Internet to Health Care

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 gentlemen are CEO [+]

Minnesota 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 technology and train workers [+]

Meet 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 research, [+]

State and local public health officials in Minnesota responding aggressively to potential swine flu threat

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 that has been making people [+]

Minnesota 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," etc, etc. Minnesota appears to be trying [+]

Statement 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 severely hurt Minnesota’s hospitals and the citizens they [+]

National 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, [+]

Message 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 hardship for all Minnesotans.  [+]

Minnesota 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. [+]

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 veri?cation and ending in remittance this process has the potential of [+]