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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 627
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3. The total reimbursement for each code over a
12-month period; and
4. The annual rate of change in reimbursement for
health services by health care specialties and by code.
(ii) In addition to the information required under subparagraph
(i) of this paragraph, the Commission may publish any other information that the
Commission deems appropriate, including information on capitated health care
services.
(h) In developing the medical care data base, the Commission shall consult
with representatives of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, health care
practitioners, payors, and hospitals to ensure that the medical care data base is
compatible [with, may be merged with, and does not duplicate] WITH information
collected by the Health Services Cost Review Commission.
(i) The Commission, in consultation with the Insurance Commissioner,
payors, health care practitioners, and hospitals, may adopt by regulation standards for
the electronic submission of data and submission and transfer of the uniform claims
forms established under § 15-1003 of the Insurance Article.
[19-139.
(a) The Commission, in consultation with the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene, shall study the feasibility of developing a system for reducing the
incidences of preventable adverse medical events in the State including but not limited
to a system of reporting such incidences.
(b) In conducting the study the Commission shall review:
(1) Federal reports and recommendations for identification of medical
errors including the most recent report of the Institute of Medicine of the National
Academy of Sciences;
(2) Recommendations of national accrediting and quality assurance
organizations including the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care
Organizations;
(3) Recommendations of the National Quality Forum;
(4) Programs in other states designed to reduce adverse medical
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events; and
(5) Best practices of hospitals and other health care facilities.]
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