3.0.0 1355 2022-02-03T05:26:41Z 2022-02-03T05:26:41Z Senate S S 2005-06-30 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-06-30T20:49:07Z Wired for Health Care Quality Act 109 1418 S 2005-12-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2005-07-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8420) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-30 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 7/1/2005 S7842-7846) IntroReferral 2005-06-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/1/2005 S7840-7841) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-06-30 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2005-06-30 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2005-06-30 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-06-30 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2005-06-30 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2005-06-30 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2005-06-30 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2005-06-30 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2005-06-30 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2005-06-30 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2005-06-30 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2005-06-30 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2005-06-30 True A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2005-06-30 True B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. 2005-06-30 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2005-06-30 True D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2005-06-30 True S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2005-06-30 True T000162 Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] CRAIG THOMAS R WY 2005-06-30 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2005-06-30 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2005-07-13 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2005-07-13 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2005-07-26 False Health Administrative procedure Chronically ill Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Community health services Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost control Curricula Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic data interchange Executive reorganization Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government lending Government publicity Health information systems Health planning Higher education Housing and Community Development Information technology Law Medical economics Medical education Medical malpractice Medical records Medical research Performance measurement Preventive medicine Public-private partnerships Quality of care Right of privacy Rural health Science, Technology, Communications Standards Strategic planning Technological innovations Health 00 2005-06-30 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-27T15:35:29Z Better Healthcare Through Information Technology 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 establish the public-private American Health Information Collaborative to recommend to the President uniform policies to support the widespread adoption of health information technology and modifications to standards for the electronic exchange of health information. Requires the President to review and, if appropriate, provide for the adoption of such standards.

Prohibits any federal agency from expending federal funds to purchase hardware, software, or support services that are inconsistent with adopted standards. Requires all federal agencies collecting health data to comply with the adopted 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; and (2) carry out demonstration projects to develop academic programs integrating qualified health information technology systems in the clinical education of health professionals.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop quality measurement systems for the purposes of measuring the quality of care patients receive; and (2) 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 for the effective use health information technology.

Allows the Director of AHRQ to establish a demonstration program to award grants or contracts to support health information network planning, implementation, and evaluation activities.

Amends the Social Security Act to allow physicians to receive financial support regarding the electronic exchange of health information.

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