Statewide Health Information Exchange/Health Data Utility (HIE/HDU)

Description

MSDH is initiating this competitive bid on behalf of the State to obtain a qualified Contractor to lead the establishment, development, operation, and maintenance of a connected, statewide HIE. The Contractor will deploy and manage HIE infrastructure that will serve traditional HIE functions during the initial phase of the contract, as well as serve as a foundation for the development of a state-directed HDU. The State’s vision for the HDU is grounded in the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability (CSRI) HDU Capability Model. CSRI defines an HDU as a "not-for- profit organization or state government entity with information exchange at its core and multi-stakeholder governance which, through its mission and function, seeks to meet the comprehensive health data delivery and analytics needs of a state's public and private sectors."​ The Contractor is expected to operate an HIE that aggregates, enhances, and distributes health data as a public good. The HIE will serve eligible participants including providers, payers, public health agencies, community service providers, patients, and others authorized to access electronic health information. The facilitated exchange of health data through the HIE is expected to be patient-centric, technically interoperable, governed by clear participation rules, and built on recognized health-IT federally aligned standards outlined in this SOW and in Mandatory Requirements.  The Contractor will enable a strategically planned phased statewide, bidirectional clinical data exchange; connect rural providers, hospitals, private providers, long-term care, behaviora