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1 ‘‘(B) INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
2 BIRTHING NETWORKS.—The birthing network
3 shall—
4 ‘‘(i) be in compliance with the Med-
5 icaid standards for meaningful use of elec-
6 tronic health records;
7 ‘‘(ii) participate with the State’s
8 health information exchange, as available,
9 or operate an exchange among the birthing
10 network;
11 ‘‘(iii) collect demographic information
12 on participating newborns and mothers;
13 ‘‘(iv) use demographic and event-
14 based data to identify patients that are
15 likely going to need short or long-term fol-
16 low-up; and
17 ‘‘(v) providing de-identified demo-
18 graphic data sets for statistical and social
19 science research to develop culturally com-
20 petent best practices and clinical decision
21 support mechanisms for maternal-fetal and
22 neonatal care.’’.
23 (b) PATIENT SERVICES QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE
24 REPORTING.—
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