2. www.MinnesotaHelp.info®: New Features Age & Disabilities Odyssey June 20, 2011

3. Overview About Enhancements Enhancements on the way Reporting Focus On Quality Contact

4. What is MinnesotaHelp.info ® ? Service of the MN Board on Aging on behalf of State of Minnesota 1999 legislative mandate for a long-term care database that grew into a larger initiative Online at www.minnesotahelp.info since 2003www.minnesotahelp.info A Web-based means of finding information about health and human services in Minnesota

5. What’s in MinnesotaHelp.info ® ? Comprehensive health and human service info for: –Seniors and their caregivers –People with disabilities and their caregivers –Parents and families –Youth –Veterans –People with low income

6. www.MinnesotaHelp.info ®

7. Enhancements MinnesotaHelp NOW! Online chat support Can leave email mess- age when Offline

8. Enhancements, Special Topics

9. Enhancement, Keyword Searching Improve Keyword searching Reduce unwanted results Improve relevancy of results

10. Current Search View

11. New Search View

12. New Search View, Results 18 Results physically located in Aitkin, 40 outside of Aitkin but available to Aitkin residents List includes: Assisted Living, Adult Foster Care, Independent & Supported Living Services, Board & Lodge w SS, Supervised Living Facility, etc

13. Search View, Results Narrow Results Topic City County Features Use The Results Print Email Map

14. Enhancements on the way… Design screen views for: Search, Results and Details pages Side-by-side comparison, including Uniform Consumer Information Guide (UCIG) Report Cards Vacancy Tracking (Consumer and Provider views)

15. Enhancements on the way… Search One interface Multiple search options Save searches Can’t Find Something 43 1 2

16. Enhancements on the way… Results Improved readability Save / compare Sort Easier to find service in another location Find more 1 2 3 4 5

17. Enhancements on the way… Details More info Easier to read Wiki, allows quicker edit capabilities Details 1 2 3

18. Enhancements on the way… Side-by-side Comparison Phase I, Assisted Living

19. Enhancements on the way… Uniform Consumer Information Guide (UCIG) Click on Consumer Guide button, select text size, press Create PDF, UCIG then available.

20. Enhancements on the way… Report Cards 1.Draft indicators for Assisted Living 2.Draft indicators Home & Community Based Services 1 2

21. Enhancements on the way… Vacancy Tracking – View from the user’s perspective after a search has been per- formed. This is the Results screen.

22. Vacancy Tracking Consumer details View from the user’s perspective after clicking on a service.

23. Vacancy Tracking Consumer Details, cont. View from the user’s perspective. Easy to view feature list.

24. Vacancy Tracking My Provider Listings View from the provider’s perspective. At a glance can see all services offered by this agency.

25. Vacancy Tracking My Provider Wiki View from the provider’s perspective. After authen- tication screen, provider can update vacancy info.

26. Reporting Use the Results of searches to find out what is available county wide or state wide Export to Excel Display Results on a map

27. Reporting, maps Assisted Living Providers (MDH) St. Louis County Caregiver Consultant Statewide

28. Focus On Quality Data Improvement / Enhancements Quality Measures Accurate Timely Complete Findable Understandable Data Metrics Agencies – 11,735 Services – 31,478 Locations – 23,004

29. What can you do to improve the data? Review your agency’s services Log in to Provider Portal to make changes Use Report Data Problem if something is not correct

30. Contact Mary.A.Chilvers@state.mn.us, PMP, MLIS MinnesotaHelp.info, Technical SpecialistMary.A.Chilvers@state.mn.us Tom.L.Gossett@state.mn.us, PMP MinnesotaHelp.info, Project ManagerTom.L.Gossett@state.mn.us