LANSING – Health care providers statewide working with Michigan Health Connect (MHC)
can now send child and adult immunization records directly to the state’s Michigan Care Improvement Registry, ensuring the efficient, secure transfer of data vital to public health. The system sets a new standard in Michigan for the automatic feed of health information
to state data banks.
“Directly and securely connecting MHC’s 54 hospitals, 961 medical offices and more than 3,500 individual providers to the state’s health records registries will facilitate more timely, accurate and efficient submission of this required data in support of overall patient care,” said
Doug Dietzman, executive director of Michigan Health Connect. “It also will help Michigan providers satisfy federal requirements for health information exchange.” Grand Rapids-based MHC uses the Michigan Health Information Network to route the data, allowing real-t ime electronic reporting of immunizations as they are administered. In addition, Michigan Health Connect members can send electronic lab reports to the Michigan Disease Surveillance System.
“Not only will this tool better integrate patient care across systems, but it will allow the State of Michigan to see trends in public health with more extensive data than before,” Olga Dazzo, director of the Michigan Department of Community Health, said in a written statement. The goal for all partners is better patient experiences and improved quality health care. “The safe, secure exchange of health information improves patient outcomes, and Michigan Health Connect is working to make sure its members are helping to lead that charge,”
Dietzman said.
Nationally recognized Michigan Health Connect, the state’s largest provider of health information exchange, works to enhance patient care by improving access to timely, secure clinical information while streamlining administrative functions for providers.
