§ 23-77-1. Legislative findings and purpose. Research shows that the application of information technology such as electronic medical records, computer-based physician order entry and electronic data interchange, has significant potential for improving healthcare quality and safety and obtaining efficiencies in the healthcare delivery system. The healthcare system has been slower than other sectors of the […]
§ 23-77-2. Establishment of the healthcare information technology and infrastructure development fund. (a) There is established in the department of health, the healthcare information technology and infrastructure development fund to be administered by the director of the department of health for the purpose of promoting the development and adoption of healthcare information technologies designed to […]
§ 23-77-3. Funds received from insurers or others. (a) The director of health is authorized to accept any grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift, services in kind, assignment of money, bonds of other valuable securities, moneys appropriated by the general assembly or received from insurers, for deposit in and credit of the fund. (b) The director […]
§ 23-77-4. Creation of the Rhode Island healthcare information technology advisory committee. (a) The director of health shall establish a healthcare information technology and infrastructure advisory committee to advise in the following matters: (1) Assessment of use of healthcare information technology by the state’s licensed healthcare providers and facilities; (2) Recommendations for implementing a statewide […]
§ 23-77-5. Annual report. The director of the department of health shall prepare and issue an annual report not later than January 30th of each year outlining in specific detail the amount of funds spent from the fund in the previous year, a status report on the projects funded, progress to date in implementing a […]
§ 23-77-6. Severability. If the provisions of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared […]
