the State. These future changes will likely include direct reporting of individual hospitals, hospital systems, regional health information exchanges and/or individual providers to NHIN, while maintaining the to protect the states’ mandated responsibility privacy and security of patient health information. The South Carolina Health Information Exchange Council created pursuant to this chapter is expected to provide this essential component of continual evaluation and process adjustment. Section 4414020. As used in this chapter: (1) telemedicine a telemedicine ‘Certified program’ means program certified by the council as meeting standards established by the council. (2) means the South Carolina Health Information ‘Council’ Exchange Council created pursuant to this chapter. (3) health or means an electronic ‘Electronic record’ ‘EHR’ record of healthrelated information regarding an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards and that can be created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff across more than one health care organization. (4) means the executive director of the ‘Executive director’ council designated pursuant to Section 4414050. (5) care or means health care ‘Health organization’ ‘HCO’ providers, medical home networks, public health agencies, and payors and entities offering patient engagement services including, but not limited to, Patient Health Records. (6) information or means the ‘Health exchange’ ‘HIE’ electronic movement of healthrelated information among health care organizations in this State according to nationally recognized standards. (7) information organization’ or means an ‘Health ‘HIO’ organization that oversees and governs the exchange of healthrelated information among health care organizations according to nationally recognized standards. (8) means the Office of Research and Statistics of the ‘Office’ State Budget and Control Board. (9) health information or ‘Regional organization’ ‘RHIO’ means a health information organization that brings together health care stakeholders within a defined geographic area and governs health information exchange among them for the purpose of improving health care in that community.
the State. These future changes will likely include direct reporting of individual hospitals, hospital systems, regional health information exchanges and/or individual providers to NHIN, while maintaining the states’ mandated responsibility to protect the privacy and security of patient health information. The South Carolina Health Information Exchange Council created pursuant to this chapter is expected to provide this essential component of continual evaluation and process adjustment. Section 4414020. As used in this chapter: (1) ‘Certified telemedicine program’ means a telemedicine program certified by the council as meeting standards established by the council. (2) ‘Council’ means the South Carolina Health Information Exchange Council created pursuant to this chapter. (3) ‘Electronic health record’ or ‘EHR’ means an electronic record of healthrelated information regarding an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards and that can be created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff across more than one health care organization. (4) ‘Executive director’ means the executive director of the council designated pursuant to Section 4414050. (5) ‘Health care organization’ or ‘HCO’ means health care providers, medical home networks, public health agencies, and payors and entities offering patient engagement services including, but not limited to, Patient Health Records. (6) ‘Health information exchange’ or ‘HIE’ means the electronic movement of healthrelated information among health care organizations in this State according to nationally recognized standards. (7) ‘Health information organization’ or ‘HIO’ means an organization that oversees and governs the exchange of healthrelated information among health care organizations according to nationally recognized standards. (8) ‘Office’ means the Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board. (9) ‘Regional health information organization’ or ‘RHIO’ means a health information organization that brings together health care stakeholders within a defined geographic area and governs health information exchange among them for the purpose of improving health care in that community.
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