2007 Health Information Technology Crosswalk: House Legislation
		Gonzalez-Gringey (H.R. 1952)	Gringey                 (H.R. 2377)	Kennedy-Murphy      (H. Con. Res. 149)	Moore, et al          (H.R. 2991)	Appropriations Bill 110-231
	Official Title	National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007	Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2007	Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Health Information Technology Week, and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals and ideals	Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007	Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations
	HIMSS Endorsed	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Co-sponsors	13	0	16	37
	Status	Referred to Subcommittee on Health	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and to the Committee on Energy and Commerce	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Ways and Means Committee	Passed in the House and Senate and Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
	Codifies ONCHIT	Yes	No	No	No	No
	Promotes Standards Adoption	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
	Proposes Advisory Body	No	No	No	Yes	No
	Promotes Interoperability	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
	New Funding	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
	Loan Guarantees	Yes	No	No	No	No
	Grants	Yes	No	No	No	No
	Matching Requirements	No	No	No	No	No
	Safe Harbor	No	No	No	No	No
	CCHIT	No	No	No	No	No
	Privacy & Security Requirements	No	No	No	­Creates a Privacy Protection Agreement between the IHRT and participant         ­Access and interoperability protocol is developed and regulated by an Interagency Steering Committee and a Federal Advisory Committee formed by The National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics and the FTC	No
	Other Key Attributes	­Provides financial incentive to small medical care providers and entities to implement a national health information infrastructure            ­Reimbursements shall be made in a manner that takes into account the costs of implementation, training, and complying with applicable standards              ­Voluntary participation             ­The technology must meet such guidelines for functionality as may be developed by the Secretary                       -Amends Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for HIT adoption	­The Secretary of Health and Human Services will develop criteria to ensure and certify that hardware, software, and support services for the electronic exchange of health information meet certain standards                  ­The Secretary of Health and Human Services may recognize a private entity or entities to assist in the certification process  ­Amends Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for HIT adoption	­House recognizes the value of information technology and management systems to transforming healthcare for all Americans, supports the goals and ideals of National Health Information Technology Week, and encourages the President to issue a proclamation calling upon all stakeholders to promote the use of information technology and management systems to transform the United States healthcare system	­Creates Independent Health Record Trusts, certified and regulated by the FTC, to compile, maintain, and regulate access to the Electronic Health Records of its voluntary participants               ­IHRTs may collect usage fees or sell information, according to privacy agreements, to fund its operations (charges not applicable to providers)         ­EHRs may be accessed by providers for emergency care information, as allowed by participant	­Provides $61,302,000 for the health information technology office, of which $13,302,000 is available in budget authority and $48,000,000 is available in program evaluation tap funding                  ­This total is the same as the amount made available in fiscal year 2007 and $56,570,000 below the Administration request                    ­$45,000,000 is provided for health information technology activities in the AHRQ