Bill Text: DE SCR54 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly | Draft


Bill Title: Recognizing The Delaware Health Information Network As An Exemplary Model For Public-private Partnerships And As A Growing Health Information Technology Organization Based In Kent County.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-04-19 - Passed In House by Voice Vote [SCR54 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2017-SCR54-Draft.html

SPONSOR:

Sen. Bushweller & Sen. Ennis & Sen. Henry & Rep. Paradee & Rep. Bentz & Rep. Heffernan

Reps. Baumbach, Brady, Briggs King, Carson, Hudson, B. Short

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 54

RECOGNIZING THE DELAWARE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK AS AN EXEMPLARY MODEL FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND AS A GROWING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION BASED IN KENT COUNTY.

WHEREAS, the State of Delaware is committed to improving the health of Delawareans and improving access to quality, timely healthcare data; and

WHEREAS, healthcare spending in Delaware is higher than the national average and the State is pursuing efforts to control costs; and

WHEREAS, the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) grew out of a private-public partnership begun in 1997, with the State partially financially supporting the effort to develop a statewide health information exchange (HIE); and

WHEREAS, the DHIN’s enabling statute was amended in 2011 designating DHIN as a non-profit, state-related organization, not a State agency; and

WHEREAS, the DHIN was the first statewide HIE in the nation and among the first to have 100% participation among acute care hospitals in its home state; and

WHEREAS, the DHIN achieved full financial self-sustainability in 2012 and operates completely independent of any direct government financial support; and

WHEREAS, the DHIN has grown its regional footprint to all or parts of 6 states and the District of Columbia, helping Delawareans who receive care throughout the Mid-Atlantic region experience better transitions of care; and

WHEREAS, the DHIN’s Community Health Record now includes over 2.5 million total unique patient records from all 50 states and is a valued resource among Delaware’s medical providers and public health officials; and

WHEREAS, the DHIN has established a national reputation as a model organization for public HIEs; and

WHEREAS, the DHIN has honored its statutory mission of launching services for consumers to help better engage Delawareans with their healthcare; and

WHEREAS, the DHIN is playing an active role in the State’s efforts to reduce the total cost of health care for all Delawareans.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 149th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that the DHIN is recognized as an exemplary model for a state incubated, public-private partnership that has resulted in a thriving Kent County based health information technology initiative dedicated to increase healthcare communication to improve the lives of Delawareans.

SYNOPSIS

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the success of the Delaware Health Information Network, a locally developed health information exchange, which has become a national model and continues to grow as an independent healthcare information technology organization.

Author: Senator Bushweller

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