S.1455 - National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007

A bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system. as introduced.

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5/23/2007--Introduced.National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide federal governmental assistance to the planning and development of, and provide for the implementation of, a national progr

Official Summary

5/23/2007--Introduced.
National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:
(1) provide federal governmental assistance to the planning and development of, and provide for the implementation of, a national program for the establishment and operation of a national health information technology and privacy system;
(2) ensure that timely arrangements are made under which there can be national participation in the establishment and use of the system; and
(3) provide for incentives for physicians to engage in electronic patient-provider interactions.
Establishes the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Authorizes the establishment of a nonprofit national health information technology and privacy corporation to:
(1) plan, initiate, construct, own, manage, and operate a national health information technology and privacy system;
(2) furnish access to individuals and to authorized providers and payers of health care services; and
(3) specify rules for allowing access to non-identifiable health care data for public health and research purposes.


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11/29/08
DER BETRIEB Online

2007 (II ZR 48/06, DB 2007 S. 1455). Erst recht ist sie nach der neuen Rechtsprechung unzutreffend. Nach diesen Grundsätzen ist der Geschäftsführer nach dem Urteil des BGH vom 29. 9. 2008 - II ZR 162/07 nach § 823 Abs. 2 BGB i. ...

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11/03/08
IEEE-USA Today's Engineer

Whitehouse said that last May, he introduced three bills to address such problems, including the National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 (S. 1455). According to Whitehouse, “this bill would create a ...

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10/05/08
HEALTH IT: Guest Blog Post by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

In my National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act, S.1455, I have proposed one way to do this: a national entity with the authority and the know-how to get this process moving. Second, we need national standards ...

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