Sec. 8. GAO study on patient matching
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to review the policies and activities of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and other relevant stakeholders to ensure appropriate patient matching to protect patient privacy and security with respect to electronic health records and the exchange of electronic health information. In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— evaluate current methods used in certified electronic health records for patient matching based on performance related to factors such as— the privacy of patient information; the security of patient information; improving matching rates; reducing matching errors; and reducing duplicate records; and determine whether the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology could improve patient matching by taking steps including— defining additional data elements to assist in patient data matching; agreeing on a required minimum set of elements that need to be collected and exchanged; requiring electronic health records to have the ability to make certain fields required and use specific standards; or other options recommended by the relevant stakeholders consulted pursuant to subsection (a).
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).