0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 22 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| DANICE PICRAUX | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE HEALTH CARE REFORM COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION TO CONVENE A | 0012| TASK FORCE TO RECOMMEND THE GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, FINANCING | 0013| AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEALTH DATA SYSTEM. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, a conservative estimate of the total information | 0016| infrastructure investment in New Mexico exceeds two billion | 0017| dollars ($2,000,000,000), with a thirty percent overlap of | 0018| investment by the private and public sectors; and | 0019| WHEREAS, the state has multiple health and health care | 0020| system information networks and systems, both public and | 0021| private, which are fragmented; and | 0022| WHEREAS, fragmented state information systems are costly | 0023| to manage and operate and create duplicative data reporting | 0024| requirements, thereby increasing administrative costs for both | 0025| the private and public sectors; and | 0001| WHEREAS, multiple state-level health data systems limit | 0002| the capacity of the state to effectively and efficiently use | 0003| available data for analysis, planning and policy formation; and | 0004| WHEREAS, the availability of readily accessible | 0005| comprehensive data on health care and health care systems is | 0006| desirable for more effective management of the health care | 0007| system in New Mexico; and | 0008| WHEREAS, rural health care facilities in particular lack | 0009| access to advanced information infrastructure due to limited | 0010| resources and distant location from the concentrated | 0011| infrastructure development in the more populous areas of the | 0012| state; and | 0013| WHEREAS, the provision and management of health care | 0014| requires a joint effort between government, the private health | 0015| care sector, business and consumers; and | 0016| WHEREAS, experience in other states and from private | 0017| initiatives has demonstrated the potential for information | 0018| technology to cost-effectively address a variety of health data | 0019| and information needs and to improve the efficiency and | 0020| effectiveness of the health care system; and | 0021| WHEREAS, the reduced cost of information technology | 0022| provides the state with the opportunity to apply information | 0023| technology to improve the efficiency and quality of health | 0024| care, reduce costs in the public and private sectors and | 0025| improve the availability of health data and information for | 0001| policymakers, planners, researchers and the general public; and | 0002| WHEREAS, the health information alliance, a joint public- | 0003| private initiative, has formulated a plan for an integrated | 0004| statewide health data system to improve the efficiency and | 0005| effectiveness of both the public and private health care system | 0006| by streamlining data reporting processes, reducing the need for | 0007| duplication of health-related data and information systems and | 0008| facilitating access to and exchange of health-related data by | 0009| public and private health care providers, state agencies, | 0010| policymakers and consumers; | 0011| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0012| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico health policy | 0013| commission be requested to convene a task force to propose | 0014| recommendations to implement, govern and manage the health data | 0015| system, with specific consideration of: | 0016| A. the state policy for health data and | 0017| information; | 0018| B. the administrative and policymaking structure of | 0019| a governing entity, with participation that provides for | 0020| balanced representation of the interests of the state, | 0021| including state government health entities, the private sector | 0022| and the consuming public; | 0023| C. responsibilities, powers and authority of the | 0024| governing entity; | 0025| D. plan of operation, including a business plan; | 0001| E. sources of financial and other resources for | 0002| implementation and ongoing operations, including training, | 0003| technical support and development; | 0004| F. mechanisms to make the health data system | 0005| accessible to the greatest possible number of New Mexicans, in | 0006| particular those in rural areas; | 0007| G. provisions for the management of confidential | 0008| data; | 0009| H. required legal provisions and statutory changes | 0010| for the management, operation and use of the health data | 0011| system; | 0012| I. requirements to ensure that the health data | 0013| system is responsive to a wide variety of health related | 0014| information needs; and | 0015| J. proposed fees or other changes to support the | 0016| health data system; and | 0017| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force be composed of | 0018| a representative of the New Mexico health policy commission, | 0019| the department of health, the human services department, the | 0020| department of insurance, the workers' compensation | 0021| administration, the governor's chief information officer, the | 0022| health maintenance organization industry, the indemnity | 0023| insurance industry, hospitals, private physicians, community- | 0024| based primary care centers, the health information alliance and | 0025| three other individuals to be appointed by the New Mexico | 0001| health policy commission; and | 0002| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the New Mexico health policy | 0003| commission report its recommendations to the appropriate | 0004| interim legislative committee by September 30, 1997; and | 0005| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be | 0006| sent to the chair of the New Mexico health policy commission, | 0007| the secretaries of health and human services, the | 0008| superintendent of insurance, the director of the workers' | 0009| compensation administration and the governor's chief | 0010| information officer. | 0011| - 5 - State of New Mexico | 0012| House of Representatives | 0013| | 0014| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0015| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| February 18, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Mr. Speaker: | 0022| | 0023| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0024| whom has been referred | 0025| | 0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 22 | 0002| | 0003| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0004| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0005| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0006| | 0007| Respectfully submitted, | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Gary King, Chairman | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted Not Adopted | 0017| | 0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0019| | 0020| Date | 0021| | 0022| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0023| Yes: 8 | 0024| Excused: Rios, Sandel | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ022 State of New Mexico | 0004| House of Representatives | 0005| | 0006| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0007| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| February 25, 1997 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Mr. Speaker: | 0014| | 0015| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0016| whom has been referred | 0017| | 0018| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 22 | 0019| | 0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0021| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Max Coll, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Adopted Not Adopted | 0008| | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| Date | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 12 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 12 | 0015| Excused: Heaton, Townsend, Varela, Wallace, Watchman | 0016| Absent: None | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ022 | 0020| | 0021| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0022| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| March 15, 1997 | 0001| | 0002| Mr. President: | 0003| | 0004| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0005| referred | 0006| | 0007| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 22 | 0008| | 0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0010| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| __________________________________ | 0018| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0023| Adopted_______________________ | 0024| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Date ________________________ | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0006| Yes: 5 | 0007| No: 0 | 0008| Excused: Adair, Ingle, Vernon, Smith | 0009| Absent: None | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| HJ022PA1 |