81-678 Health care data analysis section; data and research initiatives; requirements. - Nebraska Statutes

81-678. Health care data analysis section; data and research initiatives; requirements.Data and research initiatives by the health care data analysis section of the Department of Health and Human Services shall:(1) Promote applied research on health care delivery, outcomes, costs, quality, and management;(2) Conduct research and promote health care applications based on scientifically sound and statistically valid methods;(3) Emphasize data that is useful and relevant and is not redundant of existing data;(4) Be structured to minimize the administrative burden on health plans, health care providers, and the health care delivery system; and(5) Promote continuous improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of health care delivery. SourceLaws 1994, LB 1223, § 124; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 857; Laws 2007, LB296, § 747.