(20 ILCS 3934/15)
Sec. 15. EHR plan. The EHR plan shall include, but not be limited to, a consideration of all of the following:
(1) key components of and standards for comprehensive
EHR systems for recording, storing, analyzing and accessing patient health information, assisting with health care decision-making and quality assurance, and providing for online health care;
(2) consistent data elements, definitions, and
formats that should be incorporated in EHR systems;
(3) analysis of costs and benefits in implementing
EHR by various types and sizes of health care providers;
(4) survey of equipment, technical assistance, and
resources that would be necessary to assist smaller health care providers with EHR implementation and utilization;
(5) standards, technology platforms, and issues
related to patient access to their individual medical and health data;
(6) a potential phase-in plan for implementing EHR by
health care providers throughout Illinois; and
(7) patient privacy, security, and compliance with
applicable rules set forth in the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
(Source: P.A. 94-646, eff. 8-22-05.)
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