Health Information Exchange

For Health Care Partners


Connect your organization to Minnesota's health information exchange

Secure, standards-based exchange for providers, health plans, and public health.


MNSHINE Health Information Exchange gives participating organizations timely access to the information they need for safe, coordinated care, without relying on fax, mail, or phone calls. As a Minnesota-certified Health Information Organization, MNSHINE operates under Minnesota Statutes, Section 62J.4981 and the oversight of the Minnesota Department of Health.

Who Participates

Find patient information from other participants; send and receive results, reports, and encounter alerts electronically

Hospitals, clinics, and health systems

Coordinate care across settings and transitions

Behavioral health & long-term care

Connect with region and statewide partners

Critical access & rural hospitals

Support care management and care coordination for members, including encounter alerts

Health plans

Receive required reports from participants through one public health gateway

Public health

Our Services

Record locator & patient look up

Authorized users find where a patient's records exist across participating organizations, with patient consent or in a medical emergency as allowed by Minnesota law.

Clinical data exchange

Share medications, allergies, test results, and care summaries in standards-based formats (e.g., CCD/C-CDA).

Results & reports delivery

Receive lab results, radiology reports, and other information electronically instead of by fax or mail.

Direct secure messaging
Encrypted provider-to-provider messaging for referrals and care transitions.
Public health gateway

One secure connection for sending required public health reports to the Minnesota Department of Health, such as immunizations (MIIC), electronic lab reporting, syndromic surveillance, electronic case reporting. Participants meet reporting requirements without building and maintaining a separate connection to each program.

Encounter alerts

Timely notifications when a patient is admitted to, discharged from, or transferred out of a hospital or emergency department. Alerts go to the patient's care team and health plan for attributed patients or enrolled members so they can follow up quickly and coordinate care transitions.

Clinical portal

Web access for authorized users to look up patients and record patient consent choices.

Participant support

Onboarding, training, and help-desk support.

Privacy, security, and participant responsibilities

  • Participants agree to MNSHINE's HIE policies and their participation agreement. Key responsibilities include:
  • Granting access only to authorized users, based on job function, and managing user accounts.
  • Honoring patient consent and opt-out choices, and sending patient elections to MNSHINE by Direct secure messaging at notifications@mnshinedirect.org.
  • Reporting suspected security incidents and breaches to the MNSHINE Help Desk at (612) 746-4522 immediately.
  • Protecting data with encryption and security safeguards, and taking part in audits.

Join the exchange!

Our team will walk you through participation, onboarding, and technical setup.


  1. Contact us to discuss your organization's needs.
  2. Review and sign the participation agreement.
  3. Complete onboarding and technical connection.
  4. Train your authorized users and go live.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What does participation cost?


  • How do we report a security incident or breach?

    Call the MNSHINE Help Desk at (612) 746-4522 immediately, as required by HIE policy.

  • How do we submit a patient's opt-out or opt-back-in choice?

    Record the choice in the clinical portal, keep the form with the patient's record, and send it by Direct secure messaging to notifications@mnshinedirect.org.

  • How do encounter alerts work?

    When a participating hospital or emergency department sends admission, discharge, or transfer information to MNSHINE, an alert goes to the patient's care team and health plan

  • Can we use MNSHINE for public health reporting?

    Yes. The public health gateway sends your required reports to the Minnesota Department of Health through your existing MNSHINE connection.

Contact Us

MNSHINE Health Information Exchange

1915 Highway 36 West

Suite 123

Roseville, MN 55113


Please do not email forms or health information. Mail forms or return them to your health care provider.

(612) 746-4522