| (1) To use, build and improve upon and coordinate | existing data sources and measurement efforts through | the integration of data systems and standardization of | concepts; |
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| (2) To coordinate the development of a linked public | and private sector information system; |
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| (3) To emphasize data that is useful, relevant and is | not duplicative of existing data; |
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| (4) To minimize the burden on those providing data; |
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| (5) To preserve the reliability, accuracy and | integrity of collected data while ensuring that the | data is available in the public domain; and |
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| (6) To collect information from providers who were | required to file data with the Maine Health Care | Finance Commission. The organization may collect | information from additional providers only when a | linked information system for the electronic | transmission, collection and storage of data is | reasonably available to providers. |
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| (7)__To develop annually, either independently or in | conjunction with another state entity, meaningful, | easy-to-understand reports of quality data for | distribution on a publicly accessible Internet site or, | through the creation of a list of interested parties or | through a specific request by a member of the public, | via mail or electronic mail; |
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| (8)__To periodically produce, either independently or | in conjunction with another state entity, at least | annually, the reports described in section 8712 on a | publicly accessible Internet site or, through the | creation of a list of interested parties or through a | specific request by a member of the public, via mail or | electronic mail; and |
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| (9)__To publish at least once per year in the major in- | state newspapers the availability of the quality data | and price reports described in section 8712. |
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| | Sec. C-22. 22 MRSA §8704, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2001, c. 457, §9, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 7. Annual report. The board shall prepare and submit an | annual report on the operation of the organization and the Maine |
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