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SJ0057
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, Illinois Health Information Management
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Association (ILHIMA) represents health information management
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(HIM) professionals across the State who work at the
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intersection of healthcare delivery, data quality, privacy,
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and compliance in hospitals, physician practices, public
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health, payer organizations, and health technology companies;
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and

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WHEREAS, ILHIMA members are directly involved in patient
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identification, record integrity, and information governance
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across the healthcare continuum; in their daily work, HIM
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professionals are responsible for safeguarding the accuracy,
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privacy, security, and integrity of health information that
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supports patient care and informed policy decisions; and

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WHEREAS, As an organization, ILHIMA supports a
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collaborative, research-based approach that brings together
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stakeholders from healthcare organizations, public health,
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technology vendors, payers, and education; and

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WHEREAS, Accurate patient identification is foundational
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to safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare; and

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WHEREAS, In Illinois, healthcare organizations continue to

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experience challenges related to patient matching across
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disparate systems, settings, and data sources, and these
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challenges can contribute to duplicate records, incomplete
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information, administrative burden, and potential patient
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safety risks; and

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WHEREAS, It is imperative that such issues be studied
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across Illinois healthcare and related sectors in order to
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ensure more accurate patient identification and data
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integrity, and ILHIMA would be the most capable and competent
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to handle such an undertaking; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
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REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge Illinois
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Health Information Management Association (ILHIMA) to form a
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working group to evaluate the following:

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(1) Patient identity challenges across care settings,
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including acute care, ambulatory, long-term care, public
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health, and others;

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(2) Data quality issues that impact matching accuracy,
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including data capture, standardization, and governance;

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(3) Operational, workflow, and policy factors

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influencing patient identification;

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(4) Interoperability and information exchange
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considerations;

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(5) Workforce, education, and best-practice gaps; and

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(6) Existing state and federal initiatives related to
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patient identity; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we urge this working group to focus on
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drafting a comprehensive set of recommendations that includes
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potential legislative suggestions designed to improve and
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expand on the aforementioned items for evaluation in relation
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to patient identity, data quality, privacy, and information
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governance; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we request the working group's findings and
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recommendations be presented to the Illinois General Assembly
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to help inform legislative efforts aimed at better supporting
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the needs of ILHIMA and patients while ensuring patient
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safety, privacy, and data integrity.

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