3.0.0 2907 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z Senate S S 2004-10-06 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-10-06T23:29:50Z 2004-10-06 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2004-10-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 10/7/2004 S10581-10582) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2004-10-06 True Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Computer security measures Computer software Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Cost effectiveness Data banks Department of Health and Human Services Drugs Economics and Public Finance Electronic data interchange Employee training Executive Office of the President Executive reorganization Federal aid to health facilities Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health information systems Health insurance Health planning Health surveys Hospital personnel Hospitals Human engineering Information technology Labor and Employment Law Licenses Medical personnel Medical records Medical technology Medically uninsured Military medicine Minorities Minority health Performance measurement Pharmacies Physicians Presidential appointments Public health administration Public-private partnerships Quality of care Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Standards Veterans' medical care Health 00 2004-10-06 Introduced in Senate 2005-01-07T19:02:25Z Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of Health Information Technology to: (1) improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through the use of health information technology; (2) provide national leadership relating to such technology; (3) direct all Federal health information technology activities; (4) facilitate the interaction between the Federal Government and the private sector relating to the development and use of such technology; and (5) develop a national strategy for improving the quality and enhancing the efficiency of health care through the use of such technology and the creation of a National Health Information Infrastructure.

Requires the Director of the Office to approve or disapprove the policies of Federal departments or agencies that would significantly affect the use of such technology, and provide for the adoption and dissemination of Government standards that promote the efficient exchange of data between health information technology systems. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from purchasing any health care information technology system that is not in compliance with such standards.

Requires the Director to guarantee payment of the principal and interest on loans made to eligible entities, and award competitive matching grants, to: (1) implement local health information infrastructure to facilitate the development of interoperability across health care settings; or (2) facilitate the purchase and adoption of health information technology.

Requires the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish uniform health care quality measures and public reporting requirements across all federally supported health delivery programs.

]]> Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act Display Title Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act Introduced in Senate 2004-10-06T04:00:00Z 2004-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.