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.