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a. Approve and authorize the Health Officer for the Monterey County Health Department (MCHD) to sign a Data Use Agreement and a Limited Data Request Form, with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), to provide Data Sets from 2019 and 2020, to collect information for surveillance of preventable conditions, injury surveillance, the production of community assessments and health briefs; and
b. Approve non-standard risk provision in Agreement as recommended by Director of Health; and
c. Authorize the Health Officer for the Monterey County Health Department to sign future Data Use Agreements with OSHPD, subject to County Counsel approval, and related Limited Data Request Forms.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Health Officer for the Monterey County Health Department (MCHD) to sign a Data Use Agreement and a Limited Data Request Form, with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), to provide Data Sets from 2019 and 2020, to collect information for surveillance of preventable conditions, injury surveillance, the production of community assessments and health briefs; and
b. Approve non-standard risk provision in Agreement as recommended by Director of Health; and
c. Authorize the Health Officer for the Monterey County Health Department to sign future Data Use Agreements with OSHPD, subject to County Counsel approval, and related Limited Data Request Forms.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
OSHPD offers several types of non-public data to local health departments and include data regarding Emergency Department, Inpatient Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery visits and requires a signed agreement to release the data to local health departments.
This data request will be used for public health purposes and will allow MCHD to conduct surveillance of preventable conditions and injury. The information obtained contains information will limit patient level information ...
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