The mission of the State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council is to assist the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis in reviewing the comprehensive health information system, including the identification, collection, standardization, sharing, and coordination of health-related data, fraud and abuse data, and professional and facility licensing data among federal, state, local, and private entities. The State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council (Advisory Council) also recommends improvements for purposes of public health, policy analysis, and transparency of consumer health care information. The composition and functions of the Advisory Council are described in §408.05(8) and §408.61 of the Florida Statutes.
The Advisory Council is also charged with advising the Florida Center on the development and implementation of a long range plan for making available health care quality measures and financial data that will allow consumers to compare health care services.
In addition, the Advisory Council advises the Florida Center in the development and implementation strategies for the adoption and use of electronic health records, including the development of an electronic health information network for the sharing of electronic health records among health care facilities, health care providers, and health insurers.
The Advisory Council meets quarterly, or at the request of the Chair, at the Agency offices in Tallahassee, Florida, or at other locations in the state. Meetings are noticed in the Florida Administrative Weekly and are open to the public in accordance with the Florida Sunshine Law. For more information, please visit http://ahca.myflorida.com/schs/chis.shtml.