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Health‑information exchange alert for patients with violent histories draws privacy and equity concerns
Summary
A bill to add alerts in the statewide health‑information exchange for patients with a history of violence toward health‑care workers prompted questions about definitions, opt‑out mechanics and the reliability of the HIE; several major medical and mental‑health organizations signaled opposition and some members flagged the measure for more work.
The committee debated House Bill 5169, a proposal to add an alert in the statewide health‑information exchange (Connie) when a patient has a documented history of violence or combative behavior toward health‑care providers. Proponents said the change would extend facility‑level banners so a clinician in a different hospital or a home‑care worker could see prior incidents and plan for staff safety.
Representative Martinez (S25), a proponent, said current local banners work inside health systems but are not shared across facilities: "This would take that information and put it into the health information…
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