minnesota Hospital Data Reporting & Submission
Minnesota health care reform - quality measures
Minnesota Statewide Quality Reporting and Measurement Rule adopted December 28, 2009
The Minnesota Department of Health has adopted a permanent rule establishing the Minnesota Statewide Quality Reporting and Measurement System. This rule compels physician clinics and hospitals to submit data on a set of quality measures to be publicly reported and establishes a broader standardized set of quality measures for health care providers across the state. The notice of adoption of this rule was published in the December 28, 2009, edition of the State Register and is effective as of that date. Email support@govdelivery.com with questions.
Standardized quality measures
In 2008, the Minnesota Legislature passed a comprehensive health reform law, which requires the Commissioner of Health to establish a standardized set of quality measures for health care providers across the state and publicly report a subset of the standardized set of measures. The Minnesota Department of Health had several goals in developing the standard measure set and public reporting system, including fostering a uniform approach to quality measurement, increasing the availability of health care quality information for consumers and health care providers, and improving the quality of health care delivery.
Stratis Health has played an active role in the development of quality measures for hospitals. It is crucial for hospitals to be prepared for this new world of measurement. Larger hospitals already reporting these measures will have little, if any, change in abstraction and reporting requirements. For critical access hospitals not presently abstracting and reporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services core measures, it is imperative to become educated on the proposed rule and plan for implementation.
Resources
Recorded conference calls
ED Transfer Communication Measures conference call: 2012 Quality Measure Reporting for Minnesota Hospitals. Presented by Vicki Olson, RN, MS, Program Manager, Stratis Health; Sara Bonneville, Program Analyst, Minnesota Department of Health; Robyn Carlson, RHIA, CPHQ, Data Quality Specialist, Stratis Health; and Mark Sonneborn, Vice President Information Services, Minnesota Hospital Association. (64-minute audio file)
Stroke Measures Conference Call: 2012 Quality Measure Reporting for Minnesota Hospitals. Presented by Vicki Olson, RN, MS, Program Manager, Stratis Health; Sara Bonneville, Program Analyst, Minnesota Department of Health; and Albert Tsai, PhD, MPH, Principal Investigator, Minnesota Stroke Registry, Minnesota Department of Health. (73-minute audio file)
General resources
2012 Hospital measure summary (6-page PDF). All Minnesota hospitals, including children’s hospitals, are required to report quality data collected on measures found in the Minnesota Statewide Quality Reporting and Measurement System. The requirements for 2012 reporting (69-page PDF) are available at: Appendices to Minnesota Administrative Rules, Chapter 4654, Appendix B and E, Required Hospital Quality Measure Data. Minnesota Department of Health, October 2011, pp. 17-46, 58-63. New measures for 2012 include seven emergency department (ED) transfer communication measures (for critical access hospitals only) and two stroke indicators, as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) measures for ED throughput and global immunizations, and additional measures to align with the CMS measures. The Minnesota Hospital Association is developing the submission process for the ED transfer communication measures and the Minnesota Department of Health is developing the submission process for the stroke indicators.
Hospital communication distribution list. Stratis Health routinely emails important notices and reminders to hospitals related to quality data reporting and improvement. Print this form, indicate by topic who in your hospital should receive each type of information listed and fax back to Stratis Health. (2-page Word doc)
2011 hospital measures. All Minnesota hospitals, including children’s hospitals, are required to report quality data collected on measures found in the Minnesota Statewide Quality Reporting and Measurement System. (3-page Word doc)
Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) fact sheet. Information on the submission of quality measurement data by ASCs to the state of Minnesota. (1-page PDF)
Health care quality measures. Minnesota’s 2008 Health Reform Law requires the Commissioner of Health to establish a standardized set of quality measures for health care providers across the state with the goal of creating a uniform approach to quality measurement in order to enhance market transparency.
Hospital quality measures fact sheet. Information on the submission of quality measurement data by hospitals to the state of Minnesota. (1-page PDF)
Physician clinic measures. Effective January 1, 2010, all physician clinics in Minnesota are required to submit data on measures to be publicly reported to the Commissioner of Health. Minnesota Community Measurement is collecting this information for the Minnesota Department of Health.
Proposed hospital measures (5-page Word doc). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services and Minnesota State hospital measures for 2012. Screen reader version (5-page Word doc)
Quality measure reporting for ambulatory surgical centers. Presented by Sara Bonneville, program analyst, Health Economics Program, Division of Health Policy, Minnesota Department of Health; and Mandi Proue, project specialist, MN Community Measurement. (50-minute Webinar)
presentation handout (38-page PowerPoint PDF)
Requirements for physician clinics. In 2011, physician clinics will be required to update their registration or register, complete a health information technology survey, and submit patient clinical data for diabetes, vascular disease, depression, asthma, and colorectal cancer screening, if they meet measure criteria.
Stratis Health and Minnesota Hospital Association patient safety and quality meetings 2010 (11-page PDF). Current quality and patient safety issues, common barriers and success stories, patient safety needs assessment, and updates from the Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety, Stratis Health, and the Minnesota Hospital Association. Presented by Stratis Health Program Managers, Annette Kritzler and Janelle Shearer. Agenda (1-pg PDF) Data Transmission Process (1-pg PDF) Measures Grid (8-pg PDF)
Contact Vicki Olson, program manager
952-853-8554
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