Public Health Reporting & Meaningful Use
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is interested in working with health care providers to electronically report public-health data including for incentive programs such as meaningful use and MIPS (MACRA).
Questions: health.meaningfuluse@state.mn.us
Meaningful use and MIPS providers should check here periodically for updates to MDH's Declaration of Readiness to receive data from Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT).
Register to Submit Data
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Measure |
Standards |
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Active engagement with MDH to submit immunization data |
HL7 v2.5.1 MIIC-accepted CVX codes Able to accept Stage 3 MU standards as of January 1, 2017 (Bi-directional exchange using HL7 2.5.1 r1.5) |
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Active engagement with MDH to submit reportable lab results
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HL7 v2.5.1 LOINC (test names) SNOMED CT (results/findings) |
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Public Health Registry: Minnesota Cancer Reporting System (EPs and ECs only) |
Active engagement with MDH to submit cancer data |
HL7 CDA, Release 2 LOINC (test names) SNOMED CT (results/findings) Able to accept Stage 3 MU standards as of January 1, 2017 (HL7 CDA ® Release 2 IG: Reporting to Public Health Cancer Registries from Ambulatory Healthcare Providers, Release 1, DSTU Release 1.1 – US Realm) |
Public Health Registry: available as of January 4, 2016 |
Active engagement with MDH to submit pulse oximetry and hearing screening results |
OZ NANI using HL7 v2.6 LOINC (test names) SNOMED CT (results/findings) |
Public Health Registry: Blood Lead Reporting (EPs and ECs only) Priority for onboarding will be given to providers who submit results from point-of-care machines. available as of March 31, 2017 |
Active engagement with MDH to submit blood lead test results |
HL7 v2.5.1 LOINC (test names) SNOMED CT (results/findings) |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Syndromic Surveillance Program (CDC NSSP) Available for reporting as of January 1, 2022. |
Active engagement with MDH to submit syndromic surveillance data to CDC NSSP to monitor emerging public health threats and analyze population health. | HL7 ADT v 2.5.1 following the Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance. This includes NSSP required message fields and priority data elements for public health surveillance. |
| Electronic Case Report (eCR) Available for reporting as of January 1, 2022. |
Active engagement with MDH to submit eCR data via Associaation of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) | HL7 eICR CDA, release 2 |
Two CDC programs also accept data as public health registries:
National Health Care Surveys
Antimicrobial Use and Resistance Reporting
Modified Stage 2: Eligible Professional; Eligible Hospital
Stage 3: Eligible Professional; Eligible Hospital
All entities wanting to submit electronic data to the Minnesota Department of Health will go through a series of steps below:
- Step 1 includes registering intent to submit data
- Step 2 includes using resources to create and evaluate test messages
- Step 3 includes all aspects of the onboarding process including testing and validation
- Step 4 includes the monitoring of ongoing production data submission and quality assurance activities
Questions: health.meaningfuluse@state.mn.us
Find more information on the transport options supported by MDH programs.
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