As part of MPCA’s strategic plan, member organizations came together to support the exploration of a collaboratively selected and supported electronic health record (EHR) and revenue cycle technology ecosystem. The goal of the exploration is to identify a strategic EHR partner to negotiate more sustainable product pricing and position for stronger vendor support, increase available EHR resources and in-state assistance, and improve EHR-related sharing between health centers.
MPCA has developed an exploratory process that will first identify member priorities for the collaborative EHR, second leverage an early request for information to define possible EHR partners, and third utilize a formal request for proposal to narrow those possible partners to a final selection. We’re aiming to conclude the exploration and selection phase by January 2025 and subsequently move into the implementation phase. Throughout the process, there will be four formal opportunities for all members to participate in the exploratory and selection efforts including as part of the final selection (in addition to a variety of less formal updates and discussions along the way).
Today, we’re opening an opportunity to serve on the steering committee for the exploration and selection phase of the project. We’re hoping to recruit a group of representatives from MPCA member organizations to guide this work as it moves forward!
Those interested in joining the steering committee will be asked to commit to the following:
- Join an initial steering committee meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 AM
- Participate in monthly committee meetings on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 10:00 – 11:30 AM from June to December 2024
- Participate in 4 full membership engagement sessions designed to keep all members apprised of the apprised of the status of the exploratory and selection phase and offer opportunities for all members to weigh in (May, July, September, November)
- Conduct detailed review and comment on the following key documents that will be used in the pursuit of this procurement:
- Health Center Environmental Scan / Priority Identification Survey (Late May, Early June)
- Request for Information (Late June)
- Priority Matrix for Scoring / Selection (Mid to Late July)
- Request for Proposal (Early August)
- Review vendor responses to the RFI (August) and RFP (October) and provide feedback according to committee-established scoring and selection tools
- Attend and participate in face-to-face meetings with final selected vendors and validation of scoring to identify proposed vendors (2 days in October or November)
MPCA is looking to incorporate many perspectives in the steering committee, from organizational leaders to staff from a variety of backgrounds who are daily users of EHR and revenue cycle technologies. The committee will include 15 people who are broadly representative of all members in terms of organization size, geography, current technologies used, and more. (Committee participation will be limited to one representative from each member organization to ensure as many organizations as possible can serve.)
If you are interested in serving on the Steering Committee (or know someone who would make a good addition to the committee), please submit an application by COB on May 3, 2024.