OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-853
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE -WIDE HEALTH
INFORMATION EXCHANGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Primary Analyst: RDP 3/7/21
Contributing Analyst(s): DC, ES
Reviewer: DC
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which expands the membership of the State-wide Health
Information Exchange (HIE)
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Board of Directors to include the
Department of Social Services Commissioner (or the Commissioner's
designee) as ex-officio, voting member of the Board, has no fiscal
impact to the state or municipalities. PA 17-236 prohibits
transportation allowances to board members.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
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Per CGS Sec. 17b-59d, HIE's goal is to provide residents, and healthcare providers in
both public and private settings, with secure, appropriate, electronic access to
medical records. The Office of Health Strategy is tasked with aggregating and
analyzing HIE clinical data to recommend policies that will: (A.) Reduce preventable
hospital readmissions, duplicative testing, and medical errors in Connecticut, and
(B.) Support state- and healthcare-system-wide healthcare coordination.