Patient-Controlled Health IT Act

To establish a demonstration program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records and to encourage health information exchange networks to link clinical data to such personal health records.

6/23/2008--Introduced.
Patient-Controlled Health IT Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program to provide financial incentives to providers and health information exchange networks for the use of qualifying personal health records (QPHRs). Requires the Secretary to provide for activities to educate qualifying providers about the patient, provider, and overall health care benefits of using QPHRs and participating in electronic health information exchange networks.
Requires access to the record to be controlled solely by the patient. Authorizes the patient to add personal health information to the record, but not alter information entered by any qualifying provider.
Limits access to the record to only:
(1) a health care provider who is authorized by the patient to access the record; and
(2) the minimum data set specified by the patient.
Deems the patient to have provided authorization for health care providers to access a limited information set concerning the patient for emergency response purposes, unless the patient specifies that such information may not be so accessed.
Provides for:
(1) the use of de-identified data for public health analysis, postmarket safety surveillance of prescription drugs, and research purposes; and
(2) a messaging system to send messages to patients, including education messages, reminders, and messages concerning health care or benefits from federal agencies.
Sets forth security and privacy standards, policies, and practices for the demonstration program.
Requires the Secretary to establish a PHR Incentive Fund to receive contributions from Fund partners, such as health care payers, drug and device manufacturers, and government agencies, including the Medicare program.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]

Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
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  • House Ways and Means
  • House Ways and Means
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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
June 23, 2008

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• Jun 30, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Jun 23, 2008: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Jun 23, 2008: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Jun 23, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Jun 23, 2008.

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June 27, 2008 An End to Whitewashing of Healthcare IT Problems? House Energy &…

Jared Hansen wrote an interesting post today on Here’sa quick excerpt US Rep. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, R-Southwest Louisiana, introduced the Patient-Controlled HealthIT Act (HR 6345) to allow patients to control their medical ...

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US Rep. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, R-Southwest Louisiana, introduced the Patient-Controlled HealthIT Act (HR 6345) to allow patients to control their medical records. Electronic medical...

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... but also to individuals and families Aftermath Records Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, R-Southwest Louisiana, introduced the Patient-Controlled HealthIT Act (HR 6345) to allow patients to control their medical records. ...

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