Impact Statements
Martin LaVenture
Director, Center for Health Informatics Division of Health Policy, Minnesota Department of Health
"The Common Framework has served as a trusted resource providing vital information to help advance the use of HIT in Minnesota, specifically as it pertains to our privacy and security project, our personal health records work, and our strategic planning and standards initiatives. The Markle materials are referenced in many of our documents. www.health.state.mn.us/ehealth
As one of the states participating in the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC), Minnesota relied on the Common Framework resources to outline the principles for authorizing and authenticating individuals, setting access controls, and auditing in a health information exchange. On a national level, the Common Framework was an important resource for us in framing the privacy and security solutions for interoperable health information exchange. http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/mpsp/aaaaframework.pdf. This work then influenced important legislative changes to our privacy laws in 2007.
The model contract was also a practical tool used by a number of regional areas implementing exchange from the community up. It saved them an enormous amount of time and effort getting started since they did not have to start from scratch. The value of having these materials available, developed by a respected group of thought leaders, is reassuring to people involved in building these exchanges, and cannot be underestimated."
Marty LaVenture is director of the Center for Health Informatics at the Minnesota Department of Health. Dr. LaVenture has been involved with the design, implementation, and evaluation of numerous health information systems of over 28 years. Dr. LaVenture is currently leading the statewide Minnesota e-Health Initiative.
Nationally, Dr. LaVenture serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Biomedical Informatics and he is a member of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Public Health Informatics Policy Committee. He is a member of the National e-health foundation leadership council. He is a member of the Population Health committee of AHIC and co-chaired the AHIC biosurveillance subcommittee on Minimum Data Set. He a member of the public health Davies award committee of the health information management systems society (HIMSS). Dr. LaVenture has authored or co-authored many articles and scientific publications, he has delivered numerous presentations to state and national audiences and he has received multiple awards for his work and accomplishments.
