Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 431A.530

(a) Require hospitals certified as Comprehensive Stroke Centers or Primary Stroke Centers through the Joint Commission or an equivalent organization, and encourage all other hospitals, to submit stroke care data to a database designated by the authority. A hospital that submits stroke care data under this paragraph must authorize the keeper of the database to permit the authority to access the submitted data.

(b) Designate a statewide or national stroke database to which hospitals described in paragraph (a) of this subsection are required to submit, or may submit, stroke care data for the purpose of obtaining information and statistics on stroke care. In designating the database, the authority shall ensure that the database:

(c) Develop a data oversight process in accordance with recommendations made by the Stroke Care Committee.

(a) Coordinate with national health organizations involved in improving the quality of stroke care to avoid duplicative information and redundant processes.

(b) Use information related to stroke care and reported pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section to support improvement in the quality of stroke care in accordance with guidelines that meet or exceed nationally recognized standards established by the American Stroke Association.

(c) Encourage the sharing of information among health care providers on practices that improve the quality of stroke care.

(d) Facilitate communication about data trends and treatment developments among health care providers and coordinated care organizations that provide services related to stroke care.

(e) Provide stroke care data and recommend improvements for stroke care to coordinated care organizations.

(f) Not later than the beginning of each odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly, prepare and submit to the Legislative Assembly a report in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 summarizing the authority's activities under this section.

(3)(a) Information submitted to the designated database and accessed by the authority under this section:

(b) Individually identifiable information and information that identifies a hospital described in subsection (1)(a) of this section may not be disclosed by the authority without the approval of the hospital that submitted the information. Only de-identified information may be disclosed by the authority under this section.