Legislative Principles

HIMSS 2011-2012 Public Policy Principles

State HIT Policy Guidance

State Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Guidance

Presentations

• Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Meetings

Fact Sheets

2012 Fact Sheets

• Fact Sheet on issues before the Supreme Court Case re the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (March 22, 2012)
• Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA) Reauthorization and its Potential Impact on the Electronic Health Record Industry (February 8, 2012)

2011 Fact Sheets
• Fact Sheet on Texas House Bill 300, relating to the privacy of protected health information
• Fact Sheet on California Senate Bill 850: Confidentiality of Medical Information Act
• "Super Committee" on the Deficit and Potential Implications for Health IT - August 18, 2011
• Congressional Hearings on Cyber Security and Private Info Security Summary

2010 Fact Sheets
• HIMSS Legislative Tracking For the 111th Congress
• Ensuring Equality for Early EHR Adoption Act of 2010, H.R. 6005
• EHR Incentives for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act of 2010, H.R. 6072
• Implementation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH)
• Summary of House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Hearing: “Efforts to Promote the Adoption and Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology”
• Physician Self Referral Regulation Exemptions (Stark Exemptions) and Anti-kickback Safe Harbors for EHRs: Legislation in the 111th Congress
• H.R.3987
• 2009 Year in Review

2009 Fact Sheets
• ARRA Broadband Funding for Healthcare
• Summary of HITECH Funding Opportunity Due Dates
• Office of the National Coordinator Health IT Workforce Initiatives Supporting the Meaningful Use of Electronic Medical Records
• HIT Policy Committe Meeting Overview
• FCC Broadband Workshop on Healthcare
• Health IT Policy and the 111th Congress, Second Quarter Report
• "Meaningful Use" Workgroup Recommendations
  and Call for Public Comment
• Summary of HHS Request for Public Comment on Health IT Regional Extension Center Application Criteria
• Summary of HHS Recovery Operational Plan May 2009
• Health IT Policy and the 111th Congress: First Quarter Report
• HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ First Appearance to Congress
• NCVHS Holds First Meeting of 2009
• National eHealth Collaborative Board of Directors Meeting Synopsis February 2009

2008 Fact Sheets
• Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2008
• HIMSS 2008 Health Information Technology Fact Sheet (English)
• HIMSS 2008 Health Information Technology Fact Sheet (Spanish)
• Side by Side Comparison of H.R. 6898 and H.R. 6357
• Fact Sheet on the "Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008," H.R. 6898
• Massachusetts' Inclusion of Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) in Healthcare Reform Legislation
• Medicaid Fee-for-Service Tamper Resistant Prescription Pads Requirements
• Physician Quality Reporting, E-Prescribing and Medicare Part D: Impact on the Provider Community
• The Landscape for Medicaid and Healthcare Information Technology
• The Landscape for Medicaid and Healthcare Information Technology -- Appendix 1
• Fact Sheet HR2991 August 2008
• State Policy and Certified Health Information Technologies
• Fact Sheet on The Status of the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
• The 2008 Presidential Election: Healthcare Plans
• FY 2009 President's Budget Request and Healthcare IT
• The HIT Agenda for Newly Elected Governors
• Physicians' Referrals to Health Care Entities with Which They Have Financial Relationships (Phase III) - Final Rule

2007 Fact Sheets

• 2007 HIT Federal Legislation Crosswalk
• Fact Sheet on U.S. Senate Legislative Procedures
• "Electronic Health Records for Minnesota by 2015?"
• FY08 Funding for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
• Fact Sheet on Personal Health Records
• Fact Sheet on Healthcare Information Technology & Consumer-Director Healthcare
• Fact Sheet on Secretary Leavitt Testimony on FY08 HHS Budget Request Before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee
• FY2008 President's Budget Request
• HIMSS Fact Sheet on Pay-as-You-Go (PAYGO)
• HIMSS Fact Sheet on Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (H.R. 6111)
• HIMSS Fact Sheet on Patient Safety

2006 Fact Sheets

• Fact Sheet on Federal Employees
  Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2006
• Fact Sheet on H.R. 4157
• HIMSS Patient Safety Primer & Fact Sheet
• Independent Health Records Act -- H.R. 5559/S. 3454

2005 Fact Sheets

• HIMSS Advocacy Fact Sheet - PL 109-41
• HIMSS Legislative Principles

2004 Fact Sheets

• Transforming Health Care for All Americans

2003 Fact Sheets

• HIMSS Advocacy