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Health Care Data Base Advisory Committee

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    Health Care Data Base Advisory Committee
  • Contact Person:
    Martin Swanson, Health Policy Administrator, Nebraska Department of Insurance 941 O Street, Suite 400 PO Box 82089 Lincoln, NE 68501 (402) 471-4648 martin.swanson@nebraska.gov
  • Purpose:
    Pursuant to 71-9202, the Health Care Data Base Advisory Committee was created to make recommendations regarding the creation and implementation of the Nebraska Health Care Data Base which shall provide a tool for objective analysis of health care costs and quality, promote transparency for health care consumers, and facilitate the reporting of health care and health quality data. The Nebraska Health Care Data Base shall be used to:(1) Provide information to consumers and purchasers of health care;(2) Determine the capacity and distribution of existing health care resources;(3) Identify health care needs and inform health care policy;(4) Evaluate the effectiveness of intervention programs on improving patient outcomes;(5) Review costs among various treatment settings, providers, and approaches; and(6) Improve the quality and affordability of patient health care and health care coverage.
  • How Many Affectable:
    Not applicable
  • How Many Served:
    Not applicable
  • Year Created:
    2014
  • Year Active:
    2014
  • Sunset Date:
    Pursuant to 71-9204(2), final report was completed on or before December 15, 2014.
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    71-9201 to 71-9204
  • Parent Agency:
    Department of Insurance
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    12 members, plus 3 ex officio
  • Who Appoints:
    Director of Insurance
  • Legislative Approval:
    No
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    A member of academia with experience in health care data and cost efficiency research; at least one representative of hospitals; at least one representative of physicians; at least one other representative of health care providers; a representative of small employers that purchase group health insurance for employees, which representative is not an insurer or insurance producer; a representative of large employers that purchase health insurance for employees, which representative is not an insurer or insurance producer; at least one health care consumer advocate, knowledgeable about private market insurance, public health insurance programs, enrollment and access, or related areas and has background or experience in consumer health care advocacy; at least one representative of health insurers; a representative of organizations that facilitate health information exchange to improve health care for all Nebraskans; and at least one representative of local public health departments.The Director of Insurance or his or her designee (es officio); the Director of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human Services or his or her designee (ex officio); and the Director of Public Health of the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services or his or her designee (ex officio).
  • Per Diem:
    No
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    No
  • Term Length:
    indefinite
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 13-14:
    blank
  • Held FY 13-14:
    blank
  • Required FY 14-15:
    CY 14: No set number of meetings required.
  • Held FY 14-15:
    5
  • Required FY 15-16:
    blank
  • Held FY 15-16:
    blank
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    Yes
  • Shared or Separate:
    Shared
  • FY 13-14 Budget:
    $0
  • FY 14-15 Budget:
    $0
  • FY 15-16 Budget:
    $0
  • Other Funding Sources:
    None
  • Spending Authority:
    None
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2012:
    As required by 71-9204(2), the Committee produced recommendations to the Director of Insurance related to a Nebraska Health Care Data Base. The recommendations were finalized on December 5, 2014. With the recommendations, the Committee completed its statutory obligations and work. The Director of Insurance forwarded these recommendations to the Governor and Legislature pursuant to statute.