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- Substituted by A9801
- Ordered to third reading cal.1276
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to health
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Adds 2 representatives of home care agencies to the workgroup on state health information technology infrastructure
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
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BILL NUMBER:S7592
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to adding home care representation to the workgroup on state health information technology infrastructure
Purpose
To add home care representation to the newly convening workgroup on state health information technology infrastructure.
Summary of provisions
Section one adds home care agency representation to the workgroup on state health information technology infrastructure.
Section two establishes an immediate effective date for the bill.
Justification
Fully functional and interoperable health information technology is vital to the state's and health care sector's efforts to promote reform, collaboration and integration of health care system. Collaborating partners, including hospitals, physicians, home care, and others, must have technology platforms that are adequately in place, compatible and geared to both clinical and operational application.
Major state and federal policy changes - including the state's new health care reinvestment waiver and "Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment" program effort - and innovations from within the health system itself, envision and depend upon this core technological capacity and role.
Technology will inarguably play an increasingly key role in health care quality, efficiency and affordability.
Consistent with perspective, this year's Health and Mental Hygiene Article VII legislation created a workgroup to examine and make necessary recommendations regarding the state's health information technology infrastructure. The new workgroup will include key health collaborating partners, such as hospitals, physicians, health centers and others. The enabling language however overlooked the inclusion of home care, which is vital to nearly all of the state, federal and health sector reform which predominately are focused on promoting and maintaining the health of individuals in the home and community, and harnessing the partnership of home care for this purpose.
This legislation would rightfully add home care representation to this workgroup and to the discussions, recommendations and other deliverables which ensue.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
The bill will take effect immediately.
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