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SJR0057 - 104th General Assembly

ILHIMA-WORKING GROUP
Last Action
3/24/2026 - Senate: Assigned to Health and Human Services
Senate Sponsors
Sen. David Koehler
Hearings
Health and Human Services Hearing Apr 14 2026 4:00PM Capitol 400 Springfield, IL
Synopsis As Introduced
Urges Illinois Health Information Management Association (ILHIMA) to form a working group to evaluate the following: (1) Patient identity challenges across care settings, including acute care, ambulatory, long-term care, public health, and others; (2) Data quality issues that impact matching accuracy, including data capture, standardization, and governance; (3) Operational, workflow, and policy factors influencing patient identification; (4) Interoperability and information exchange considerations; (5) Workforce, education, and best-practice gaps; and (6) Existing state and federal initiatives related to patient identity. Urges this working group to focus on drafting a comprehensive set of recommendations that include potential legislative suggestions designed to improve and expand on the aforementioned items for evaluation in relation to patient identity, data quality, privacy, and information governance. Requests the working group's findings and recommendations to be presented to the Illinois General Assembly to help inform legislative efforts aimed at better supporting the needs of ILHIMA and patients while ensuring patient safety, privacy, and data integrity.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
3/11/2026 Senate Filed with Secretary
3/11/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
3/24/2026 Senate Assigned to Health and Human Services