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1. Line 140, introduced, after Commonwealth
insert
, including strategies and methods
to continue to improve care coordination in hospital emergency departments and reduce the frequency of visits by high-volume emergency department
utilizers
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2. Line 153, introduced, after department
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; and
8. The Advisory Council established in subsection C shall continue to ensure information is shared among emergency
departments throughout the Commonwealth and all
hospitals operating emergency departments in the Commonwealth, all Medicaid managed care contracted health plans, the state employee health insurance plan, all Medicare plans
operating in the Commonwealth, and all commercial plans operating in the Commonwealth,
excluding ERISA plans, and shall participate in the
emergency department information exchange program to continue to improve care
coordination in hospital emergency departments and reduce the frequency of
visits by high-volume emergency department utilizers.
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3. Line 158, introduced, after contractor shall
strike
establish an advisory council
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continue and rename the Emergency Department Care Coordination
Advisory Council established by Chapter 836 of the Acts of Assembly of 2017 as the smartCHaRt network
Program Advisory Council
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4. Line 296, introduced, after history
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and medication reconciliation
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5. After line 302,
introduced
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3. That the provisions of the
first enactment of this act shall become effective
on January 1, 2024.