3.0.0 4642 2023-01-13T04:49:22Z 2023-01-13T04:49:22Z House H HR 2005-12-18 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-01-03T21:05:28Z Referred to 2005-12-18T17:58:44Z Wired for Health Care Quality Act 109 1418 S 2005-12-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2006-01-03 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-12-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 N Health Authorization Biological warfare Chronically ill Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Communicable diseases Communication in medicine Computer security measures Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost control Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic data interchange Emergency Management Emergency medicine Epidemiology Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to health facilities Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government lending Government publicity Governmental investigations Health information systems Higher education Hospitals Information technology Law Licenses Medical economics Medical education Medical personnel Medical records Medical research Patient satisfaction Performance measurement Presidential appointments Preventive medicine Public-private partnerships Quality of care Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Standards State laws Strategic planning Telemedicine Telephone Health 00 2005-12-18 Introduced in House 2006-01-13T21:21:58Z Wired for Health Care Quality Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology to develop a nationwide interoperable health information technology infrastructure.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish the public-private American Health Information Collaborative to recommend uniform policies to support the widespread adoption of health information technology; and (2) adopt recommended modifications to standards for the electronic exchange of health information.

Prohibits any federal agency from expending federal funds to purchase health information technology that is inconsistent with adopted standards and requires all federal agencies collecting health data to comply with such standards.

Requires the Secretary to develop criteria to: (1) ensure uniform and consistent implementation of any standards voluntarily adopted by private entities; and (2) ensure and certify hardware, software, and support services compliance with adopted standards.

Allows the Secretary to award grants to: (1) facilitate the purchase and enhance the utilization of qualified health information technology systems; (2) implement regional or local health information plans; and (3) develop academic programs integrating qualified health information technology systems in the clinical education of health professionals.

Requires the heads of specified federal agencies to develop a system to measure the quality of care patients receive. Requires the Secretary to: (1) adopt and utilize such system; (2) disseminate recommendations and best practices derived from the analysis of quality measures; and (3) study methods to create efficient reimbursement incentives for improving health care quality.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ), to develop a Center for Best Practices to provide technical assistance and develop best practices to support and accelerate efforts to adopt, implement, and effectively use interoperable health information technology.

Reauthorizes appropriations for grants to reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine.

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