3.0.0 890 2023-01-11T13:19:22Z 2023-01-11T13:19:22Z Senate S S 2009-04-23 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-23T23:55:08Z Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009 111 3124 HR 2009-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2009-07-06 Senate Star Print ordered on the bill. Floor 2009-04-23 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 S4694-4696) IntroReferral 2009-04-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4694) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N Health Child health Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Performance measurement Rural conditions and development Health 00 2009-04-23 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-23T22:01:14Z Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a Federal Consolidated Health Information Technology Board to facilitate the implementation of electronic health record systems among safety-net health care providers, particularly small, rural providers. Sets forth the duties of the Board, which include: (1) ensuring that there is a constant interoperability between VistA (the software program utilized by the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]) and the RPMS (the Resource and Patient Management System of the Indian Health Service); (2) updating VistA and RPMS open source software on a timely basis; (3) establishing a child-specific electronic health record; and (4) developing and integrating quality and performance measurements.

Directs the Board to establish the 21st Century Health Information Technology (HIT) Grant Program to award competitive grants to eligible safety-net health care providers to enable such providers to fully implement VistA or RPMS with respect to the patients served by such providers. Directs the Board to give preference to applicants that: (1) are located in geographical areas that have a greater likelihood of serving the same patients and utilizing interoperability to promote coordinated care management; or (2) demonstrate the greatest need for such award.

Authorizes the Board to award competitive grants to eligible long-term care providers for demonstration projects to implement VistA or RPMS with respect to the individuals served by such providers.

]]> Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009 Display Title Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s890is/xml/BILLS-111s890is.xml 2009-07-06 Star Print ordered on the bill. 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.