The General Assembly finds that: Cost of care, diagnostic metrics, care gaps, and best practices are best analyzed with large-scale data; The current data infrastructure must be adapted to adequately integrate state and private resources in a manner that will serve the divergent needs of the state; All components of state data collection and dissemination […]
The office shall convene a Georgia Data Access Forum composed of health care stakeholders and experts, including representatives from: The Georgia Health Information Network; Hospital associations; Physician associations; Pharmacy associations; Dental associations; The Department of Community Health; The Department of Public Health; The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; The Insurance Commissioner’s Office; Insurance […]
The purpose of the Georgia Data Access Forum shall be to make recommendations to the office on: Conducting a baseline analysis of the current data base infrastructure; Identifying common goals for the state and stakeholders; Prioritizing desired data base functions; Securing proposals for data base platforms; Analyzing existing systems and technology that can be leveraged […]
Third-party vendors may be contacted for expertise at the director’s discretion to assist the Georgia Data Access Forum in formulating its recommendations pursuant to Code Section 31-53-22. Third-party vendors may be consulted and permitted to offer proposals and make presentations to the office and the Georgia Data Access Forum. History. Code 1981, § 31-53-23 , […]
