Department Functions

Section 1005 Section 1005.20  Department Functions The Department will: a)         Publish, make available and disseminate health statistics on as wide a basis as practicable; b)         Coordinate its efforts with all public and private agencies and their representative co-operative groups to effect sharing of health data; c)         Participate with public and private agencies in the design and implementation of cooperative health data systems; d)         Undertake and support research, development, demonstrations and evaluations in regard to the cooperative system, with particular emphasis on health data consortium activities in Illinois; and e)         Evaluate confidentiality requirements and concerns when making determinations regarding release of health data.