House File 548 - Introduced

House File 548 - Introduced

HOUSE FILE 548

BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN

RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 274)

A BILL FOR

1 An Act relating to continuous quality improvement for the care

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of individuals with stroke.

3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

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Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.191 Stroke care ¡ª¡ª continuous

quality improvement.

1. The department and the university of Iowa college of

public health, department of epidemiology, shall coordinate

efforts to achieve continuous quality improvement in the care

provided for persons with stroke as follows:

a. Maintain a statewide stroke database that compiles

information and statistics on stroke care which align with

nationally recognized stroke consensus metrics.

b. Utilize a nationally recognized data set platform with

confidentiality standards consistent with federal and state law

and other health information and data collection, storage, and

sharing requirements of the department.

c. Coordinate with national voluntary health organizations

involved in stroke care quality improvement to avoid

duplication and redundancy.

d. Require nationally certified comprehensive stroke

centers and nationally certified primary stroke centers, and

encourage nationally certified acute stroke-ready hospitals and

emergency medical services agencies, to report data consistent

with nationally recognized guidelines on the treatment of

individuals with confirmed cases of stroke within the state.

2. All data and information collected under this section

shall be made available to the Iowa stroke task force to

facilitate a collaborative, inclusive statewide stroke care

system and to identify evidence-based practices to guide

prevention, acute care, recovery, and rehabilitation efforts

in order to produce measurable improvements in outcomes for

persons with stroke.

EXPLANATION

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The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation¡¯s substance by the members of the general assembly.

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This bill requires the department of public health (DPH) and

34 the university of Iowa college of public health, department

35 of epidemiology, to coordinate efforts to achieve continuous

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quality improvement in the care of persons with stroke. These

efforts include maintaining a statewide stroke database that

compiles information and statistics on stroke care which

align with nationally recognized stroke consensus metrics;

utilizing a nationally recognized data set platform with

confidentiality standards consistent with federal and state

law and other health information and data collection, storage,

and sharing requirements of the department; coordinating with

national voluntary health organizations involved in stroke care

quality improvement to avoid duplication and redundancy; and

requiring nationally certified comprehensive stroke centers and

nationally certified primary stroke centers, and encouraging

nationally certified acute stroke-ready hospitals and

emergency medical services agencies, to report data consistent

with nationally recognized guidelines on the treatment of

individuals with confirmed cases of stroke within the state.

The bill also directs that all data and information

collected under the bill be made available to the Iowa stroke

task force to facilitate a collaborative, inclusive stroke

care system to produce measurable improvements in outcomes for

persons with stroke.

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