HF 1076

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring hospitals to publicly report performance on
prevention measures for hospital-acquired infections; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 62J.82.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62J.82, is amended to read:

62J.82 HOSPITAL deleted text begin CHARGE deleted text end new text begin INFORMATION REPORTING new text end DISCLOSURE.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Required information. new text end

The Minnesota Hospital Association shall
develop a Web-based system, available to the public free of charge, for reporting deleted text begin charge deleted text end
new text begin the following new text end information, for Minnesota residents deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin :
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new text begin (1) hospital-specific performance on the measures of care developed under section
256B.072 for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia;
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new text begin (2) by January 1, 2009, hospital-specific performance on the public reporting
measures for hospital-acquired infections as published by the National Quality Forum
and collected by the Minnesota Hospital Association and Stratis Health in collaboration
with infection control practitioners; and
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new text begin (3) hospital pricing, new text end including, but not limited to, number of discharges, average
length of stay, average charge, average charge per day, and median charge, for each of the
50 most common inpatient diagnosis-related groups and the 25 most common outpatient
surgical procedures as specified by the Minnesota Hospital Association.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Web site. new text end

The Web site must provide information that compares
hospital-specific data to hospital statewide data. The Web site must be deleted text begin established by
October 1, 2006, and must be deleted text end updated annually. new text begin The commissioner shall provide a link to
this reporting information on the department's Web site.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Enforcement. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall provide a link to this information
on the department's Web site. new text end If a hospital does not provide this information to the
Minnesota Hospital Association, the commissioner new text begin of health new text end may require the hospital to
do so new text begin in accordance with section 144.55, subdivision 6 new text end . deleted text begin The commissioner shall provide a
link to this information on the department's Web site.
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