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S. 1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act

Medicine. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Wired for Health Care Quality Act

S. 1693 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States.
Other Titles
  • Wired for Health Care Quality Act
  • Wired for Health Care Quality Act
Sponsor
Edward Kennedy
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Medicine
  • Budgets
  • Business
  • Chronically ill
  • Civil liberties
  • Congress
  • Congressional investigations
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Consumer education
  • Consumers
  • Criminal justice
  • Curricula
  • Data banks
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Education
  • Electronic data interchange
  • Executive departments
  • Executive reorganization
  • Federal advisory bodies
  • Federal aid to education
  • Federal aid to health facilities
  • Government information
  • Government lending
  • Government procurement
  • Government publicity
  • Health care fraud
  • Health information systems
  • Health planning
  • Health policy
  • Higher education
  • Interstate relations
  • Law
  • Licenses
  • Medical care
  • Medical education
  • Medical records
  • Medical research
  • Patients' rights
  • Performance measurement
  • Preventive medicine
  • Public contracts
  • Public-private partnerships
  • Quality of care
  • Right of privacy
  • Science policy
  • Standards
  • State and local government
  • Strategic planning
  • Technology
  • Technology assessment
  • Telecommunication
  • Telemedicine
  • Victims of crimes
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced6/26/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced6/26/2007
6/26/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8414-8415)
6/26/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Put on a legislative calendar6/27/2007Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
8/01/2007Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Put on a legislative calendar8/01/2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 318.
10/01/2007By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-187.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Women's issues [About]
Health, Education & Human Resources [About]
Retail trade [About]
State & local govt employee unions [About]
Manufacturing [About]
Chambers of commerce [About]
Pro-business associations [About]
7.0 times as much
$2,292,974
$315,404
$1,019,894
$81,369
$484,348
$291,984
$8,110,320
$12,596,293
$515,981
$1,292,512
$1,808,493

opposed this bill

Psychiatrists & psychologists [About]
Health & welfare policy [About]
9 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones
9 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Wired for Health Care Quality Act

9 organizations supported this bill

Business Roundtable
(n.d.). Letter to Senator. Retrieved n.d., from .
Center for Democracy & Technology
(n.d.). Letter to Senator. Retrieved n.d., from .
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
(n.d.). HIMSS Endorses the Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007. Retrieved n.d., from .
Human Resource Policy Association
(n.d.). Letter to Senator. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association of Manufacturers
(n.d.). Letter to Senator. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Partnership for Women and Families
(n.d.). Letter to Senator. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Retail Federation
(n.d.). Letter to Senator. Retrieved n.d., from .
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
(n.d.). Letter to senator. Retrieved n.d., from .
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
(n.d.). Letter to senator. Retrieved n.d., from .

2 organizations opposed this bill

American Psychoanalytic Association
(n.d.). Privacy Must Be Wired into S. 1693. Retrieved n.d., from .
Patient Privacy Rights
(n.d.). “Wired for Health Care Quality Act” Deeply Flawed. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MAPLight.org, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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Contributions By Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Akaka, DanielDHI$14,500$8,000
Alexander, LamarRTN$74,561$18,650
Allard, WayneRCO$0$0
Barrasso, JohnRWY$6,000$3,500
Baucus, MaxDMT$62,669$68,009
Bayh, EvanDIN$30,050$12,900
Bennett, RobertRUT$13,500$1,000
Biden, JosephDDE$20,850$23,800
Bingaman, JeffDNM$15,750$16,900
Bond, ChristopherRMO$66,400$4,149
Boxer, BarbaraDCA$1,157,652$61,843
Brown, SherrodDOH$246,639$46,350
Brownback, SamuelRKS$7,300$2,000
Bunning, JimRKY$24,250$3,198
Burr, RichardRNC$120,633$17,000
Byrd, RobertDWV$28,250$500
Cantwell, MariaDWA$205,788$31,650
Cardin, BenjaminDMD$221,705$34,809
Carper, ThomasDDE$28,550$3,000
Casey, RobertDPA$368,614$25,660
Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$70,050$2,250
Clinton, HillaryDNY$1,613,687$154,630
Coburn, ThomasROK$13,450$1,500
Cochran, ThadRMS$3,000$2,000
Coleman, NormRMN$89,595$26,550
Collins, SusanRME$120,096$14,100
Conrad, KentDND$24,650$30,800
Corker, BobRTN$168,510$2,800
Cornyn, JohnRTX$95,504$7,490
Craig, LarryRID$1,000$0
Crapo, MichaelRID$13,500$0
DeMint, JimRSC$138,855$3,500
Dodd, ChristopherDCT$29,850$31,200
Dole, ElizabethRNC$67,773$450
Domenici, PeteRNM$1,950$11,750
Dorgan, ByronDND$31,350$14,500
Durbin, RichardDIL$52,750$30,035
Ensign, JohnRNV$13,500$10,500
Enzi, MichaelRWY$18,500$10,500
Feingold, RussellDWI$166,632$13,800
Feinstein, DianneDCA$112,250$22,700
Graham, LindseyRSC$74,627$2,750
Grassley, CharlesRIA$68,516$36,017
Gregg, JuddRNH$14,500$7,000
Hagel, CharlesRNE$1,500$500
Harkin, ThomasDIA$32,650$24,000
Hatch, OrrinRUT$48,651$22,600
Hutchison, KayRTX$50,900$2,000
Inhofe, JamesROK$20,475$0
Inouye, DanielDHI$41,600$8,250
Isakson, JohnRGA$51,975$4,750
Johnson, TimDSD$20,000$7,250
Kennedy, EdwardDMA$59,517$59,050
Kerry, JohnDMA$79,744$15,050
Klobuchar, AmyDMN$917,631$16,900
Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
Kyl, JonRAZ$93,800$8,500
Landrieu, MaryDLA$160,311$20,050
Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$19,300$22,150
Leahy, PatrickDVT$10,100$1,500
Levin, CarlDMI$36,292$12,500
Lieberman, JosephICT$150,600$57,050
Lincoln, BlancheDAR$141,300$29,800
Lott, TrentRMS$11,000$0
Lugar, RichardRIN$21,700$500
Martinez, MelRFL$64,005$2,000
McCain, JohnRAZ$9,300$3,500
McCaskill, ClaireDMO$951,719$34,150
McConnell, MitchRKY$76,150$30,000
Menéndez, RobertDNJ$121,050$36,300
Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$303,887$13,750
Murkowski, LisaRAK$49,190$1,000
Murray, PattyDWA$787,807$48,930
Nelson, BenDNE$45,300$22,900
Nelson, BillDFL$67,787$17,950
Obama, BarackDIL$75,410$56,900
Pryor, MarkDAR$12,250$1,150
Reed, JohnDRI$12,000$11,250
Reid, HarryDNV$54,200$34,900
Roberts, PatRKS$23,850$7,500
Rockefeller, JohnDWV$42,100$46,100
Salazar, KenDCO$337,642$50,542
Sanders, BernardIVT$16,298$19,184
Schumer, CharlesDNY$42,800$17,750
Sessions, JeffersonRAL$26,450$2,500
Shelby, RichardRAL$33,550$4,000
Smith, GordonROR$76,050$30,300
Snowe, OlympiaRME$116,097$10,500
Specter, ArlenDPA$214,750$50,863
Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$738,688$28,266
Stevens, TedRAK$6,400$200
Sununu, JohnRNH$24,250$9,600
Tester, JonDMT$6,850$10,300
Thomas, CraigRWY$5,000$3,500
Thune, JohnRSD$57,992$3,000
Vitter, DavidRLA$43,708$5,950
Voinovich, GeorgeROH$74,350$1,250
Warner, JohnRVA$1,000$2,000
Webb, JimDVA$160,361$22,568
Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$173,600$5,500
Wicker, RogerRMS$29,100$2,300
Wyden, RonDOR$28,550$28,000

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Akaka, DanielDHI$14,500$8,000
Alexander, LamarRTN$74,561$18,650
Allard, WayneRCO$0$0
Barrasso, JohnRWY$6,000$3,500
Baucus, MaxDMT$62,669$68,009
Bayh, EvanDIN$30,050$12,900
Bennett, RobertRUT$13,500$1,000
Biden, JosephDDE$20,850$23,800
Bingaman, JeffDNM$15,750$16,900
Bond, ChristopherRMO$66,400$4,149
Boxer, BarbaraDCA$1,157,652$61,843
Brown, SherrodDOH$246,639$46,350
Brownback, SamuelRKS$7,300$2,000
Bunning, JimRKY$24,250$3,198
Burr, RichardRNC$120,633$17,000
Byrd, RobertDWV$28,250$500
Cantwell, MariaDWA$205,788$31,650
Cardin, BenjaminDMD$221,705$34,809
Carper, ThomasDDE$28,550$3,000
Casey, RobertDPA$368,614$25,660
Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$70,050$2,250
Clinton, HillaryDNY$1,613,687$154,630
Coburn, ThomasROK$13,450$1,500
Cochran, ThadRMS$3,000$2,000
Coleman, NormRMN$89,595$26,550
Collins, SusanRME$120,096$14,100
Conrad, KentDND$24,650$30,800
Corker, BobRTN$168,510$2,800
Cornyn, JohnRTX$95,504$7,490
Craig, LarryRID$1,000$0
Crapo, MichaelRID$13,500$0
DeMint, JimRSC$138,855$3,500
Dodd, ChristopherDCT$29,850$31,200
Dole, ElizabethRNC$67,773$450
Domenici, PeteRNM$1,950$11,750
Dorgan, ByronDND$31,350$14,500
Durbin, RichardDIL$52,750$30,035
Ensign, JohnRNV$13,500$10,500
Enzi, MichaelRWY$18,500$10,500
Feingold, RussellDWI$166,632$13,800
Feinstein, DianneDCA$112,250$22,700
Graham, LindseyRSC$74,627$2,750
Grassley, CharlesRIA$68,516$36,017
Gregg, JuddRNH$14,500$7,000
Hagel, CharlesRNE$1,500$500
Harkin, ThomasDIA$32,650$24,000
Hatch, OrrinRUT$48,651$22,600
Hutchison, KayRTX$50,900$2,000
Inhofe, JamesROK$20,475$0
Inouye, DanielDHI$41,600$8,250
Isakson, JohnRGA$51,975$4,750
Johnson, TimDSD$20,000$7,250
Kennedy, EdwardDMA$59,517$59,050
Kerry, JohnDMA$79,744$15,050
Klobuchar, AmyDMN$917,631$16,900
Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
Kyl, JonRAZ$93,800$8,500
Landrieu, MaryDLA$160,311$20,050
Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$19,300$22,150
Leahy, PatrickDVT$10,100$1,500
Levin, CarlDMI$36,292$12,500
Lieberman, JosephICT$150,600$57,050
Lincoln, BlancheDAR$141,300$29,800
Lott, TrentRMS$11,000$0
Lugar, RichardRIN$21,700$500
Martinez, MelRFL$64,005$2,000
McCain, JohnRAZ$9,300$3,500
McCaskill, ClaireDMO$951,719$34,150
McConnell, MitchRKY$76,150$30,000
Menéndez, RobertDNJ$121,050$36,300
Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$303,887$13,750
Murkowski, LisaRAK$49,190$1,000
Murray, PattyDWA$787,807$48,930
Nelson, BenDNE$45,300$22,900
Nelson, BillDFL$67,787$17,950
Obama, BarackDIL$75,410$56,900
Pryor, MarkDAR$12,250$1,150
Reed, JohnDRI$12,000$11,250
Reid, HarryDNV$54,200$34,900
Roberts, PatRKS$23,850$7,500
Rockefeller, JohnDWV$42,100$46,100
Salazar, KenDCO$337,642$50,542
Sanders, BernardIVT$16,298$19,184
Schumer, CharlesDNY$42,800$17,750
Sessions, JeffersonRAL$26,450$2,500
Shelby, RichardRAL$33,550$4,000
Smith, GordonROR$76,050$30,300
Snowe, OlympiaRME$116,097$10,500
Specter, ArlenDPA$214,750$50,863
Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$738,688$28,266
Stevens, TedRAK$6,400$200
Sununu, JohnRNH$24,250$9,600
Tester, JonDMT$6,850$10,300
Thomas, CraigRWY$5,000$3,500
Thune, JohnRSD$57,992$3,000
Vitter, DavidRLA$43,708$5,950
Voinovich, GeorgeROH$74,350$1,250
Warner, JohnRVA$1,000$2,000
Webb, JimDVA$160,361$22,568
Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$173,600$5,500
Wicker, RogerRMS$29,100$2,300
Wyden, RonDOR$28,550$28,000

Interest Groups that supported this bill

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$ Donated
Women's issues$8,110,320
Health, Education & Human Resources$2,292,974
Retail trade$1,019,894
State & local govt employee unions$484,348
Manufacturing$315,404
Chambers of commerce$291,984
Pro-business associations$81,369

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Psychiatrists & psychologists$1,292,512
Health & welfare policy$515,981
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