3.0.0 4832 2023-01-13T04:49:01Z 2023-01-13T04:49:01Z House H HR 2006-03-01 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-03-17T15:35:55Z Referred to 2006-03-01T15:01:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-03-01T15:01:10Z 2006-03-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Committee 2006-03-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2006-03-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-03-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 N P000589 Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] Jon Porter R NV C. 3 2006-03-01 True Health Administrative procedure Case mix (Medical care) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clinics Collection of accounts Commerce Communication in medicine Computer security measures Conflict of interests Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost control Cost effectiveness Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Electronic data interchange Executive orders Executive reorganization Federal aid to health facilities Federal officials Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government lending Government paperwork Governmental investigations Health information systems Health planning Hospitals Information technology Interest rates Law Loan defaults Medical economics Medical ethics Medical records Medical research Medical technology Medicare Physicians Quality of care Restrictive trade practices Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards State laws Welfare recipients Health 00 2006-03-01 Introduced in House 2006-03-27T18:33:20Z Electronic Health Information Technology Act of 2006 - Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of Health Information Technology, headed by the Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) of Health Information Technology (HIT), who shall develop, maintain, and direct the implementation of an interoperable HIT strategic plan to guide the nationwide implementation of interoperable health information technology in the public and private health care sectors. Transfers to the CHIO functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the National Coordinator for HIT.

Requires the CHIO to award one-year grants to eligible HIT entities.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration program to determine methods by which contextual access criteria and analysis technologies for specific diseases and health criteria may be used to search patient electronic health records and aggregated health information without using personal identifying information of patients.

Amends SSA title XI part A to establish a health care provider HIT loan program.

Makes exceptions to certain health anti-kickback laws to encourage the dissemination of health information technology.

Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on state laws and regulations relating to the security and confidentiality of individually identifiable health information to determine how any variation among the states, and between state and federal law, may adversely impact the electronic exchange of clinical health information among states, the federal government, and private entities.

]]> Electronic Health Information Technology Act of 2006 Display Title Electronic Health Information Technology Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Social Security Act to establish an Office of Health Information Technology for the purpose of creating a national interoperable health information infrastructure, to provide loans to health care entities seeking to implement such infrastructure, and to provide exceptions to certain health anti-kickback laws to encourage the dissemination of health information technology. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Electronic Health Information Technology Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4832ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4832ih.xml 2006-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. 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.