Minn. taps Ability as health data intermediary
The Minnesota Department of Health has certified Ability Network as the state's first Health Data Intermediary (HDI), charged with providing the infrastructure that will streamline the exchange of healthcare data among patients, providers and payors.
Ability, a Minneapolis-based web-based health network, provides secure communications for healthcare providers and payors nationwide via multiple Nationwide Health Information Network Direct pilot projects, the company stated.
As a certified HDI, Ability is authorized to provide the infrastructure to connect computer systems or other electronic devices used by healthcare providers, laboratories, pharmacies, health plans, third-party administrators or pharmacy benefit managers to facilitate the secure transmission of health information, Ability added.
Its Direct-enabled communication can be used between hospitals, between hospitals and clinics and between clinics and patients across Minnesota, streamlining healthcare data exchange and promising to make improvements in the efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery, according to the company.
Ability, a Minneapolis-based web-based health network, provides secure communications for healthcare providers and payors nationwide via multiple Nationwide Health Information Network Direct pilot projects, the company stated.
As a certified HDI, Ability is authorized to provide the infrastructure to connect computer systems or other electronic devices used by healthcare providers, laboratories, pharmacies, health plans, third-party administrators or pharmacy benefit managers to facilitate the secure transmission of health information, Ability added.
Its Direct-enabled communication can be used between hospitals, between hospitals and clinics and between clinics and patients across Minnesota, streamlining healthcare data exchange and promising to make improvements in the efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery, according to the company.