MN HF3630

Commissioners of health and human services must conduct an inventory of health-related data collected by their departments, including healthcare programs, vital statistics, disease surveillance, social determinants of health, and health outcome measurements.

The inventory must review data collection methods and categories for race, ethnicity, country of origin, primary language, tribal enrollment status, and socioeconomic status, and specify whether each data category is currently required.

Commissioners shall consult with culturally-based community groups, community health boards, tribal governments, hospitals, and health plan companies to review the inventory and recommend improvements to data collection, accessibility, and quality.

By January 15, 2011, commissioners must submit a report to the legislature including the inventory, recommendations, proposed work plan, implementation schedule, and cost estimate for improving data collection and reporting systems.

The report must include recommendations for incorporating more granular data categories and making health data and reports more accessible to community groups in usable formats.