H.R. 6345 - Patient-Controlled Health IT Act

Patient-Controlled Health IT Act

H.R. 6345 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To establish a demonstration program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records and to encourage health information exchange networks to link clinical data to such personal health records. (by CRS)

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Title

To establish a demonstration program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records and to encourage health information exchange networks to link clinical data to such personal health records.

Other Titles

• Patient-Controlled Health IT Act

Sponsor

Charles Boustany

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

• Medicine
• Aged
• Budgets
• Civil liberties
• Drugs
• Electronic data interchange
• Federal aid to health facilities
• Government information
• Government publicity
• Government trust funds
• Health education
• Health information systems
• Health policy
• Health surveys
• Medical care
• Medical personnel
• Medical records
• Medical research
• Medicare
• Right of privacy
• Science policy
• Security measures
• Technology
• Telecommunication

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	6/23/2008
Referred to Committee

Bill History

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There have been no votes on this bill.

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	6/23/2008
		6/23/2008	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.
		6/23/2008	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
		6/23/2008	Referred to House Ways and Means
		6/30/2008	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status