Health Data Panel
| Name | Health Data Panel |
| Contact Person | Ms. Nell Wilson - Operations Manager, Bureau of Health Informatics, OPH/LDH |
| Mailing Address |
Post Office Box 629 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629 |
| Phone Number | 225-342-7437 |
| Fax Number | -- |
| Board Email | dhh.hdp@la.gov |
| Website | -- |
| Legal Authority | Act 537 2008 Regular Session |
| Year Created | 2009 |
| Organizational Placement | OPH |
| Purpose/Function | Provide recommendations to the Office of Public Health regarding the implementation of the Consumers' Right to Know law. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 25
Number Currently Serving: 11 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 0
Estimated number in current year: 2 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $0 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 3 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Travel Reimbursements State Agency: Other (explain) State Agency: |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Budget Schedule Number: |
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| Notes | The intent of the Health Data Panel is to define, Identify, and define the core health care cost, quality, and performance data elements to be reported to the Office of Public Health, Department of Health and Hospitals, in accordance with existing national and international data standards for core health data elements for consumers' meaningful comparison of costs for specific health care services and specific quality of care measures between and among medical facilities, health care providers, and health plans. |