1-43-19. Comprehensive health data system established--Purpose. The Department of Health shall coordinate the establishment and maintain oversight of a comprehensive health data system for the purposes of:
(1) Health care planning, policy development, policy evaluation, and research by federal, state, and local governments;
(2) Monitoring payments for health services by the federal and state governments;
(3) Assessing and improving the quality of health care;
(4) Measuring and optimizing access to health care;
(5) Supporting public health functions and objectives;
(6) Improving the ability of health plans, health care providers, and consumers to coordinate, improve, and make choices about health care; and
(7) Monitoring costs at provider and plan levels.Source: SL 1993, ch 23, § 1; SL 1994, ch 24, § 1.
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