3.0.0 444 2022-02-03T06:03:42Z 2022-02-03T06:03:42Z Senate S S 2009-02-13 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-02-13T21:41:27Z 2009-02-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-02-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N Health Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Health care quality Health information and medical records Medical research Right of privacy Health 00 2009-02-13 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-03T21:01:51Z National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide federal governmental assistance to the planning and development of, and provide for the implementation of, a national program for the establishment and operation of a national health information technology and privacy system; (2) ensure that timely arrangements are made under which there can be national participation in the establishment and use of the system; and (3) provide for incentives for the adoption and use of health information technology that improves the quality and efficiency of patient care.

Establishes the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Authorizes the establishment of a nonprofit national health information technology and privacy corporation to: (1) plan, initiate, construct, own, manage, and operate a national health information technology and privacy system; (2) furnish access to individuals and to authorized providers and payers of health care services; and (3) specify rules for allowing access to non-identifiable health care data for public health and research purposes.

]]> National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009 Display Title National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system. Introduced in Senate 2009-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s444is/xml/BILLS-111s444is.xml 2009-02-13 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.