Code of Virginia - Title 32.1 Health - Chapter 7.2 Health Care Data Reporting

  • 32.1-276.2 Health care data reporting; purpose
    The General Assembly finds that the establishment of effective health care data analysis and reporting initiatives is essential to the improvement of the quality and ...
  • 32.1-276.3 Definitions
    As used in this chapter: "Board" means the Board of Health. "Consumer" means any person (i) whose occupation is other than the administration of health ...
  • 32.1-276.4 Agreements for certain data services
    A. The Commissioner shall negotiate and enter into contracts or agreements with a nonprofit organization for the compilation, storage, analysis, and evaluation of data submitted ...
  • 32.1-276.5 Providers to submit data
    A. Every health care provider shall submit data as required pursuant to regulations of the Board, consistent with the recommendations of the nonprofit organization in ...
  • 32.1-276.5:1 Disclosures of contractual arrangements to be made publicly available.
    A. In order to advance transparency in health care and provide patients and families with better information on which to judge value among their treatment ...
  • 32.1-276.6 Patient level data system continued; reporting requirements
    A. The Virginia Patient Level Data System is hereby continued, hereinafter referred to as the "System." Its purpose shall be to establish and administer an ...
  • 32.1-276.7 Methodology to review and measure the efficiency and productivity of health care provider...
    A. Pursuant to the contract identified in § 32.1-276.4, and consistent with recommendations set forth in strategic plans submitted and approved pursuant to § 32.1-276.4, ...
  • 32.1-276.8 Fees for processing, verification, and dissemination of data
    A. The Board shall prescribe a reasonable fee for each affected health care provider to cover the costs of the reasonable expenses of establishing and ...
  • 32.1-276.9 Confidentiality, subsequent release of data and relief from liability for reporting; penalty for wr...
    A. Patient level data collected pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et ...
  • 32.1-276.10 Chapter and actions thereunder not to be construed as approval of charges or costs
    Nothing in this chapter or the actions taken by the Board pursuant to any of its provisions shall be construed as constituting approval by the ...
  • 32.1-276.11 Violations
    Any person violating the provisions of this chapter may be enjoined from continuing such violation by application by the Board for relief to a circuit ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009