Onpoint Health Data is proud to play a supporting role for our clients. We do what we do best, so you have the tools to do what you do best — whether it be making policy, informing resource allocation, or understanding trends in service use and quality. And while we don't seek the spotlight, we sometimes get a nod in the news for our work. Such mentions include:
Press Release
The Maine Health Information Center (MHIC) Announces Name Change to Onpoint Health Data
MANCHESTER, Maine —The Maine Health Information Center (MHIC) today changed its name to Onpoint Health Data. This change is the result of a careful brand assessment process under way since early 2009.
“We felt it was time to update our brand to better reflect who we are and how we’ve grown,” says Onpoint Health Data President and CEO James Harrison. “Our new name brings more clarity to our mission and strategic direction — and reflects our recent, significant growth outside the state.
In the News
Editorial: Mining Health Data To Cut Down Costs
Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota -- July 10, 2009 -- Minnesotans may not realize it, but as of July 1 they became part of a pioneering statewide health care project that could show the nation how to harness information technology to bring skyrocketing medical costs under control....
In the News
Battle Over Health Data
St. Paul Legal Ledger, St. Paul, Minnesota -- June 29, 2009 -- An organization that advocates "patient and physician freedom" is decrying a new Minnesota law that directs state health plans to transfer "de-identified" patient medical records to a data warehouse in Maine. This allows the Minnesota Department of Health to conduct ongoing analysis on the data, in an effort to help Minnesotans get better value from the health care system. The new state law, which goes into effect Wednesday, is designed so that there will be no way to identify individual patients from the warehoused information....
