Subdivision 1. Required information. The Minnesota Hospital Association shall develop a web-based system, available to the public free of charge, for reporting the following, for Minnesota residents:
(1) hospital-specific performance on the measures of care developed under section 256B.072 for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia;
(2) by January 1, 2009, hospital-specific performance on the public reporting measures for hospital-acquired infections as published by the National Quality Forum and collected by the Minnesota Hospital Association and Stratis Health in collaboration with infection control practitioners; and
(3) charge information, including, but not limited to, number of discharges, average length of stay, average charge, average charge per day, and median charge, for each of the 50 most common inpatient diagnosis-related groups and the 25 most common outpatient surgical procedures as specified by the Minnesota Hospital Association.
Subd. 2. Website. The website must provide information that compares hospital-specific data to hospital statewide data. The website must be updated annually. The commissioner shall provide a link to this reporting information on the department's website.
Subd. 3. Enforcement. The commissioner shall provide a link to this information on the department's website. If a hospital does not provide this information to the Minnesota Hospital Association, the commissioner of health may require the hospital to do so in accordance with section 144.55, subdivision 6.
1Sp2005 c 4 art 8 s 2; 2007 c 147 art 14 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance
Chapter 62J — Health Care Cost Containment
Section 62J.016 — Goals Of Restructuring.
Section 62J.017 — Implementation Timetable.
Section 62J.04 — Monitoring The Rate Of Growth Of Health Care Spending.
Section 62J.041 — Interim Health Plan Company Cost Containment Goals.
Section 62J.052 — Provider Cost Disclosure.
Section 62J.06 — Immunity From Liability.
Section 62J.156 — Closed Committee Hearings.
Section 62J.17 — Expenditure Reporting.
Section 62J.212 — Public Health Goals.
Section 62J.22 — Participation Of Federal Programs.
Section 62J.23 — Provider Conflicts Of Interest.
Section 62J.25 — Mandatory Medicare Assignment.
Section 62J.26 — Evaluation Of Proposed Health Coverage Mandates.
Section 62J.2930 — Information Clearinghouse.
Section 62J.301 — Research And Data Initiatives.
Section 62J.311 — Analysis And Use Of Data.
Section 62J.321 — Data Collection And Processing Procedures.
Section 62J.38 — Cost Containment Data From Group Purchasers.
Section 62J.40 — Cost Containment Data From State Agencies And Other Governmental Units.
Section 62J.42 — Quality, Utilization, And Outcome Data.
Section 62J.431 — Evidence-based Health Care Guidelines.
Section 62J.46 — Monitoring And Reports.
Section 62J.48 — Criteria For Ambulance Services Reimbursement.
Section 62J.49 — Ambulance Services Financial Data.
Section 62J.495 — Electronic Health Record Technology.
Section 62J.496 — Electronic Health Record System Revolving Account And Loan Program.
Section 62J.497 — Electronic Prescription Drug Program.
Section 62J.498 — Health Information Exchange.
Section 62J.4981 — Certificate Of Authority To Provide Health Information Exchange Services.
Section 62J.4982 — Enforcement Authority; Compliance.
Section 62J.50 — Citation And Purpose.
Section 62J.52 — Establishment Of Uniform Billing Forms.
Section 62J.53 — Acceptance Of Uniform Billing Forms By Group Purchasers.
Section 62J.535 — Uniform Billing Requirements For Claim Transactions.
Section 62J.536 — Uniform Electronic Transactions And Implementation Guide Standards.
Section 62J.54 — Identification And Implementation Of Unique Identifiers.
Section 62J.55 — Privacy Of Unique Identifiers.
Section 62J.56 — Implementation Of Electronic Data Interchange Standards.
Section 62J.57 — Minnesota Center For Health Care Electronic Data Interchange.
Section 62J.581 — Standards For Minnesota Uniform Health Care Reimbursement Documents.
Section 62J.60 — Minnesota Uniform Health Care Identification Card.
Section 62J.61 — Rulemaking; Implementation.
Section 62J.62 — Electronic Billing Assistance.
Section 62J.63 — Center For Health Care Purchasing Improvement.
Section 62J.692 — Medical Education.
Section 62J.701 — Governmental Programs.
Section 62J.71 — Prohibited Provider Contracts.
Section 62J.72 — Disclosure Of Health Care Provider Information.
Section 62J.73 — Prohibition On Exclusive Arrangements.
Section 62J.76 — Nonpreemption.
Section 62J.81 — Disclosure Of Payments For Health Care Services.
Section 62J.812 — Primary Care Price Transparency.
Section 62J.82 — Hospital Information Reporting Disclosure.
Section 62J.823 — Hospital Pricing Transparency.
Section 62J.824 — Facility Fee Disclosure.