U.S. Congress - S.179 Health Information Technology Act of 2009 
S.179 - Health Information Technology Act of 2009
A bill to improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology. view all titles (3)
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- Official: A bill to improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology. as introduced.
- Popular: Health Information Technology Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Short: Health Information Technology Act of 2009 as introduced.
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This bill encourages the use of clinical health care informatics systems and services by offering monetary incentives to health care providers in order to offset the related costs of such technology. It would also seek to develop national standards regarding data and communication health information technology, working towards the goals of efficient data exchange and improved health care quality while protecting patient privacy and security.Official Summary
1/8/2009--Introduced.Health Information Technology Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award grants to eligible health care entities to offset costs related to clinical health care informatics systems and services designed to improve qOfficial Summary
1/8/2009--Introduced.Health Information Technology Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award grants to eligible health care entities to offset costs related to clinical health care informatics systems and services designed to improve quality in health care and patient safety, including costs for the purchase, lease, or installation of computer software and hardware. Requires the Secretary to conduct studies to:(1) evaluate the use of clinical health care informatics systems and services to measure and report quality data; and
(2) assess the impact of such systems and services on improving patient care, reducing costs, and increasing efficiencies. Directs the Secretary to establish a methodology for making adjustments in Medicare payment amounts for providers of services and suppliers who use health information technology and technology services with patient-specific applications that improve the quality and accuracy of clinical decision-making, compliance, health care delivery, and efficiency. Requires the Secretary to provide for the development and adoption of national data and communication health information technology standards that promote the efficient exchange of data between varieties of provider health information technology systems. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible entity to elect to expense qualified health care informatics system expenditures.
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530 S., in: Zeitschrift für historische Forschung 36, 2009, H. 1, S. 179-182. 197.) Heinz Duchhardt, Stein-Facetten. Studien zu Karl vom und zum Stein, Münster 2007, Aschendorff Verlag, X u. 101 S., in: Zeitschrift für historische ...
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Eine Problemskizze aus Anlaß von Briegeb/Weigels Gegenwartsliteratur seit 1968“, in: Internationales Archiv für Sozialgeschichte der deutschen Literatur 20 (1995), S. 179-202, hier S. 200. [3] Susanne Komfort-Hein, „Flaschenposten und ...
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