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Legislation that will make hospital prices and information such as rates of complications and re-admissions available on a public website by 2018 has now passed the House and Senate and is awaiting the governors signature to become law. <\/p>\n
The House passed the Senate Judiciary Committee substitute for SBs 323 and 474 on Wednesday night. <\/p>\n
Hospitals and health facilities already are required to report on an extensive list of data to the state Department of Health, including medical outcomes, mortality and health-system costs. But the department is not allowed to publicly release it in a way that identifies a specific hospital or other type of health facility. <\/p>\n
The bill amends the Health Information System Act to allow the release of hospital-specific quality and cost information. It would create an advisory committee to determine how to present the information and directs the department to create a user-friendly website where it can be presented. <\/p>\n
The bill says the information would be presented in a way that complies with federal and state laws to maintain the confidentiality of patient information. <\/p>\n
SB 323 was sponsored by Rep. Mark Moores, R-Albuquerque; SB 474 was sponsored by Sens. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, and Sander Rue, R-Albuquerque. <\/p>\n
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