Healthcare Innovation November 21, 2023
Legislators say implementing an HDU could modernize Michigan’s public health data collection and ensure nearly instant and secure medical record sharing with healthcare providers
A pair of bills introduced in the Michigan Legislature in late October would create a state-designated health data utility (HDU) to combine, enhance and exchange electronic health data for various purposes, including treatment, care coordination, quality improvement and public health.
State Rep. Julie Rogers (D-Kalamazoo), chair of the House Health Policy Committee, introduced House Bill 5823 alongside Minority Vice Chair state Rep. Curt VanderWall’s (R-Ludington) HB 5824. The legislators said the bills would move beyond the health information exchange model currently operated by the Michigan Health Information Network (MiHIN) Shared Services. Implementing an HDU provides the...
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