                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

HEALTH INFORMATION NEEDS RELATED TO REFORM; WORK GROUP (§ 32.1-276.9:1)

A. The Commissioner shall direct the nonprofit organization to establish a work
group to study continuing health information needs and to develop
recommendations for design, development, and operation of systems and strategies
to meet those needs. The work group shall include representatives of the
Department of Health, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the
Department of Health Professions, the State Corporation Commission&#8217;s
Bureau of Insurance, the Virginia Health Reform Initiative, the Virginia
Hospital and Healthcare Association, the Virginia Association of Health Plans,
the Medical Society of Virginia, health care providers, and other stakeholders
and shall:

   1. Identify various health information needs related to implementation of
   health care reform initiatives, including those associated with development
   and operation of an all-payer claims database, the Virginia Health Information
   Exchange, the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange, and any other health reform
   initiatives. In doing so, the work group shall identify the clinical and paid
   claims information required and the purposes for which such information will
   be used; and

   2. Identify opportunities for maximizing efficiency and effectiveness of
   health information systems, reducing duplication of effort related to
   collection of health information, and minimizing costs and risks associated
   with collection and use of health information.

B. The Commissioner shall report on activities, findings, and recommendations of
the work group annually to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than
December 1 of each year, beginning in 2014.

HISTORY: 2012, cc. 693, 709.