Indiana Code 16-40-4-4. Development of program plan
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Sec. 4. The state department shall, in compliance with state and federal law, develop a plan for a health care quality indicator data program. The plan shall be completed by December 31, 2006, and include the following:
(2) A methodology for health care quality indicator data collection, analysis, distribution, and use.
(1) A list of health care quality indicators for which data will be collected concerning health care services provided to individuals who reside or receive health care services in Indiana. The state department shall seek the assistance of health coverage providers and health care providers in developing the list under this subdivision.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-40-4-4
- health care quality indicator data: means information concerning the provision of health care services that may be collected and used to measure and compare quality of health care services. See Indiana Code 16-40-4-1
- program: refers to the health care quality indicator data program developed and implemented under sections 4 and 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-40-4-3
(3) The inclusion of data concerning ethnicity and minority status, as allowed by the individuals about whom health care quality indicator data is collected.
(4) A methodology to provide for a case mix system or other scientific criteria to develop and adjust health quality indicators, including infection rates, that may be affected by risks and variables.
As added by P.L.95-2005, SEC.5.