Position Statements - Legislative

2008 Position Statements

• Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 -- PRO(TECH)T Act
• Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act (H.R. 2406)
• National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007 (H.R. 1952)
• Health Information Technology Act of 2007 (S. 1408)
• Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2007
• 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act
• The Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007

2006 Position Statements

• HIMSS Position Statement Legislatively Mandated Patient to Nurse Ratios

2005 Position Statements
• HIMSS Response to HHS Proposed Rules Providing Stark Exceptions and Anti Kick Back Act Safe Harbors for Certain Electronic Prescribing Arrangements
• Position Statement on Medical Coding Standards - Updates in H.R. 4157 and S. 1952
• Position Statement on Valued Based Purchasing (Pay for Performance) - H.R. 3617
• HIMSS Applauds Innovative Senate Budget Committee Proposal

2003 Position Statements

• HIMSS Proposes Improvements to Senate Patient Safety Legislation Utilizing Industry Expertise
• HIMSS Supports the Passage of the Patient Safety Bill by the House
• HIMSS Supports Amendment to H.R. 877
• Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions
• Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
• H.R.1: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003, S.1: Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003
• HIT Revolving Loan Fund
• Medicare Quality Improvement Act

Position Statements - Executive Branch/Regulatory

2008 Position Statements
• AHIC Meeting and Inaugural AHIC Successor Board Meeting Synopsis
• HIMSS Response to DEA's Proposed Rule "Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances"
• HIMSS Response to CMS on ICD10 and 5010
• HIMSS Response to AHIC Successor Bylaws
• HIMSS Response to CMS on E-Prescribing and Fax Exemptions
• HIMSS Responds to Medicare Program: Proposed Standards for E-prescribing Under Part D
  

2007 Position Statements
• HIMSS Responds to CMS on Fax Exemption for E-Prescribing
• HIMSS Response to RFI on Joint DoD-VA In-patient EHR

2005 Position Statements

• HIMSS Response to FDA Draft Guidance for Industry: Bar Code Label Requirements Questions and Answers

2004 Position Statements

• HIMSS Statement of Support for the Draft Recommendations of the PITAC Health Care Delivery and Information Technology Subcommittee
• HIMSS Responds to HHS Budget Request - February 9, 2004
• National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) 2005-2006

2003 Position Statements

• HIMSS Supports FDA Proposed Rules for Medication Bar Coding and Safety Reporting
• HIMSS Supports Adoption of Uniform Health Information Standards for Federal Government