2007 Health Information Technology Crosswalk: Federal Legislation
Stabenow                (S. 1408) Stabenow-Snowe-Whitehouse              (S. Res. 202) Conrad                     (S. Con. Res. 21) Whitehouse              (S. 1455) Kennedy-Enzi-  Clinton-Hatch                       (S. 1693) Leahy-Kennedy       (S. 1814) 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 Health Information Technology Act of 2007 National Health IT Week FY08 Budget Resolution and HIT Fund National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 Wired for Health Care Quality Act Health Information Privacy and Security Act 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 Yes     Yes Yes Yes    
Co-sponsors 1 2 0 2 9 1 13 0 16 37  
Status Referred to Finance Committee Submitted in the Senate, Considered, and Agreed to Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 40. Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Refered to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 No No No No** Yes, with Sunset No Yes No No No No
Promotes Standards Adoption Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Proposes Advisory Body No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No
Promotes Interoperability Yes, standard developed within two years of enactment No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No
New Funding No No Yes Not Specifically Not Specifically Yes Yes No No No Yes
Loan Guarantees No No No No Yes No Yes No No No No
Grants Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Matching Requirements No No No No Yes, $1 Non-Federal for $3 Federal No No No No No No
Safe Harbor No No No No No No No No No No No
CCHIT No No No No No No No No No No No
Privacy & Security Requirements ­Does not affect applicability of HIPAA, Title XI of the Social Secuirty Act, or any other previously standing regulations  None None ­Establishes National Corporation for Health Information Technology and Privacy which includes a Chief Privacy Officer to develop new privacy and security standards ­Creates a nonprofit national health information technology and privacy corporation, headed by its board and a Chief Privacy Officer, to ensure that the use of technologies by the corporation sustain, and do not erode, privacy protections relating to the use, collection, and disclosure of personal information ­Creates the Office of Health information Privacy within HHS to protect the right of privacy of personal health information with the power to set privacy standards and penalize entities who compromise identifiable health information     None None None ­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 ­Uses funds from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to establish grants for the purpose of assistance in offsetting costs incurred related to clinical health care informatics systems and services                 ­20% of funds reserved for Entities in Health Professional Shortage Areas or Rural Areas ­Adjusted Medicare Payments  ­A resolution designating the period beginning on May 14, 2007, and ending on May 18, 2007, as "National Health Information Technology Week" ­Authorizes Senate to pass legislation that provides incentives or other support for the adoption of modern information technology to improve quality and protect privacy ­Encourages integration of health information technology tools into the practice of medicine ­Congress declares that it is not the policy of this Act to preclude the private development of health information technologies  ­Establishes the American Health Information Community to create and maintain a nationwide interoperable health information technology infrastructure            ­Standards implementations are voluntary for private entities, except those entering in contract with the Federal govt and only for activities related to that contract                   ­Three private entities will be contracted to store and report health data ­Creates incentives to turn protected health information into de-identified health information where appropriate                      ­Imposes fines for violations of privacy or security standards that compromises individual health information    ­Grants available to help inform and advise individuals with limited English language proficiency and limited health literacy ­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