Promoting Health Information Technology Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (10 Oct 2007): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
What this bill does
Here's a summary of H.R. 3800, the Promoting Health Information Technology Act:
This 2007 bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to create a federal framework aimed at building a nationwide, interoperable electronic health information system. It would establish an Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology within the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate federal HIT policy, and create two advisory bodies—the Partnership for Health Care Improvement and the American Health Information Community—to recommend technical standards, certification criteria, and privacy/security protections for electronic health records and related technology. The bill also directs work on quality measures, federal purchasing practices tied to HIT, research access to health data, and support for telemedicine across state lines, with authorized funding through fiscal year 2012 and most provisions sunsetting after September 30, 2014.
The bill would primarily affect federal health agencies (including HHS, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense), health care providers (hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, clinics, and others), health insurers and plans, and technology vendors, all of whom would be drawn into a standardized process for adopting and certifying electronic health record systems. It could also affect patients and researchers through provisions on data privacy, security, and research access.
The bill was introduced on October 10, 2007, by Rep. Anna Eshoo and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 110th Congress.
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Official summary
Promoting Health Information Technology Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology.
Establishes a public-private Partnership for Health Care Improvement to recommend specific actions to achieve a nationwide interoperable health information technology infrastructure. Provides for the adoption by the federal government of standards for the electronic exchange of health information.
Establishes the American Health Information Community to provide advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the heads of any relevant federal agencies concerning the policy considerations related to health information technology.
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants for the: (1) purchase of qualified health information technology systems; (2) implementation of regional or local health information plans; and (3) development of academic curricula integrating qualified health information technology systems in the clinical education of health professionals.
Requires the Secretary to provide for the development and use of health care quality measures to measure the quality and efficiency of health care that patients receive.
Extends health information privacy requirements to an operator of a health information electronic database. Gives individuals the right to inspect and obtain a copy of their protected health information stored in electronic format.
Directs the Comptroller General to report on the circumstances in which it is necessary and workable to require that individuals be notified if their individually identifiable health information is wrongly disclosed.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to develop a Health Information Technology Resource Center.
Timeline
10 Oct 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 3800 do?
- Here's a summary of H.R. 3800, the Promoting Health Information Technology Act: This 2007 bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to create a federal framework aimed at building a nationwide, interoperable electronic health information system. It would establish an Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology within the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate federal HIT policy, and create two advisory bodies—the Partnership for Health Care Improvement and the American Health Information Community—to recommend technical standards, certification criteria, and privacy/security protections for electronic health records and related technology. The bill also directs work on quality measures, federal purchasing practices tied to HIT, research access to health data, and support for telemedicine across state lines, with authorized funding through fiscal year 2012 and most provisions sunsetting after September 30, 2014. The bill would primarily affect federal health agencies (including HHS, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense), health care providers (hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, clinics, and others), health insurers and plans, and technology vendors, all of whom would be drawn into a standardized process for adopting and certifying electronic health record systems. It could also affect patients and researchers through provisions on data privacy, security, and research access. The bill was introduced on October 10, 2007, by Rep. Anna Eshoo and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 110th Congress.
- Has H.R. 3800 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 3800. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 3800?
- H.R. 3800 was sponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] (D-CA), with 13 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 3800?
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (10 Oct 2007).
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